Coin dispenser

Abstract

The utility model discloses a coin dispensing machine, which is characterized in that a coin distribution unit and coin dispensing units are accommodated in an accommodating space in a body, channels are arranged in a plurality of coin accommodating tubes of the coin distribution unit, and two coin outlets of a base of the lower coin dispensing unit are aligned to the channels. At least more than one sensor and a rotating disc with a shifting device are respectively arranged at each coin outlet, each rotating disc can be driven to rotate by a driving part and a driving piece, at least one oscillating rod on each rotating disc can drive a plurality of shifting pieces to rotate, a shaft rod of each shifting piece is connected with a push block of an arm rod to be pushed by the oscillating rod, and a coin shifting rod is arranged on the other side of each shifting piece. Each coin outlet is used for fixedly arranging a positioning part on one side of the coin blocking elastic sheet, the other side of the coin blocking elastic sheet is provided with a limiting rod, two sliding elastic arms of each positioning part face the coin outlets, and slots of each positioning part are used for enabling each coin shifting rod to slide in and out and swing towards the opposite outer side, so that the purpose of controlling coin discharging of each coin storage tube can be achieved.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to a coin dispensing machine, and more particularly to a coin dispensing machine structure capable of monitoring the rotation position of a rotating disk at a coin dispensing port to control coin dispensing. A coin dispensing unit and a coin dispensing unit are arranged in the accommodation space of the main body. The rotation position of the rotating disk can be detected by a sensor and a sensed component through a toggle device of the coin dispensing unit, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling the coin dispensing unit to dispense coins from the coin dispensing port. Background Art

[0002] Nowadays, technology is developing rapidly and innovating constantly, which has a significant impact on people's lives and work. It also provides people with many comforts and conveniences in clothing, food, housing, transportation and entertainment in daily life. Because of the emphasis on convenience, timeliness and time saving, there are many automated electronic machines that can provide people with what they need in daily life. Common vending machines, ticket machines, value machines, coin exchange machines, cash registers, electronic game machines or public information machines (KISOK) and other electronic machines can facilitate related shopping, value storage or transactions by coin operation. Because of the convenience of various electronic machines, more types and natures of electronic machines are developed and applied.

[0003] Furthermore, various electronic machines commonly seen on the market can be operated and traded by coin insertion, without the need for human assistance, so as to achieve the purpose of unmanned operation and sale of goods. However, since the prices of goods, services or transactions provided by various electronic machines are not the same, in addition to banknotes, there are many coins of different denominations available for selection when using various electronic machines. In order to accept and withdraw coins of various denominations, various electronic machines will be equipped with identification modules and coin separation modules in the coin receiving device inside the electronic machine to identify the authenticity and denomination of the inserted coins, and then divert different coins to different storage spaces for storage. In addition, the inserted coins will be stored, changed, exchanged or returned for recycling in accordance with the operation of various electronic machines, making the operation and application of various electronic machines more convenient.

[0004] However, the coin receiving devices installed in various electronic machines will eject the required coins to the coin outlet of the electronic machine according to the signal instructions of the electronic machine operation when performing coin dispensing, coin returning or coin exchange. When the general coin receiving device is dispensing coins, due to the friction and static electricity between the coins stacked in the coin storage tube storing different denominations, it is easy to cause interference between the stacked coins, and the coin dispensing system in the coin receiving device cannot effectively detect it. It is easy to push out two or more coins at a time when dispensing coins, resulting in erroneous loss of change, coin exchange or coin return, which not only easily leads to an increased probability of failure of the coin receiving machine, but also causes losses to the industry.

[0005] Therefore, how to solve the problem and trouble that the coin receiving device of the electronic machine is prone to errors when making change, exchanging or issuing coins, and the trouble and inconvenience that it is easy to cause machine failure and loss to the operator, is the direction that the relevant manufacturers engaged in this industry are eager to study and improve. Utility Model Content

[0006] Therefore, in view of the above problems and deficiencies, an object of the present invention is to provide a coin dispenser.

[0007] The utility model provides a coin dispensing machine, which comprises a body, a coin dispensing unit and a coin dispensing unit. The body has a storage space for storing the coin dispensing unit and the coin dispensing unit, and the coin dispensing unit is provided with a plurality of coin storage tubes located in the storage space, and the plurality of coin storage tubes respectively form channels for inserting preset coins. The coin dispensing unit is provided with a base below the plurality of coin storage tubes located in the storage space, and the base is provided with two adjacent coin dispensing ports corresponding to the channels of the plurality of coin storage tubes, and each coin dispensing port is provided with a detection device for detecting preset hard At least one sensor and a shifting device for detecting the position of a coin, each shifting device is provided with a rotating disk, and at least one sensed member is provided in the rotating disk, and a driving part is provided for driving each rotating disk of each shifting device to rotate forward or reverse respectively, and a driving part for transmitting power is assembled between the rotating disk driving parts, and the rotating disk can be driven by the driving part to rotate forward (clockwise) or reverse (counterclockwise), and at least one rotating disk is provided with at least one swinging rod and a plurality of shifting members driven by each swinging rod to rotate forward or reverse, and each shifting member has a shaft rod , each shaft rod is connected with an arm rod, one side of each arm rod is respectively provided with a push block for being pushed by the swing rod, and the other side is provided with a vertically protruding coin-selecting rod, and each shifting member is respectively provided with a coin-blocking spring sheet, and each coin-blocking spring sheet is respectively provided with a positioning part fixed on the wall surface of each coin outlet, and the other side of the two coin-blocking spring sheets relative to each positioning part is respectively provided with a vertically protruding limit rod, and one side of each positioning part is provided with two sliding spring arms facing the coin outlet for accommodating the preset coins after falling into, and a slot is formed between the two sliding spring arms for each coin-selecting rod to slide in and out, according to the sensor detection The preset coin position and the driving part drive the rotating disk to rotate from the initial position to drive the swing arm to push the push block of the shifting member in the first direction, and link each coin shifting rod to push and open each two sliding elastic arms to make the preset coin fall at the coin outlet. The sensor can then drive the rotating disk to reset to the initial position through the driving part according to the relative distance of the sensed member set in the rotating disk, and the swing arm pushes the push block of the shifting member in the second direction, and makes the shifting member return to its original position, so as to achieve the purpose of controlling the coin output of the coin output unit.

[0008] Among them, the coin distribution unit is provided with coin dividing units above the multiple coin storage tubes, which can guide various preset coins to fall into each channel of each coin storage tube. An identification unit is provided above the coin dividing unit to identify the authenticity and currency value of the preset coins, and a coin distribution unit is provided above the identification unit. The coin distribution unit has a coin slot located at the top of the main body.

[0009] Among them, the coin-dispensing unit is equipped with at least one sensor at each coin-dispensing port, which can be a Hall sensor or other types of detection elements, and at least one sensor can be equipped with a sensed component, which refers to a permanent magnet made of neodymium iron boron material, for confirming the position or angle of rotation of the rotating disk at the coin-dispensing port, and the relative distance of the sensed component in the rotating disk.

[0010] Among them, the coin-out unit is used to drive the driving part of at least one rotating disk, which is a stepping motor, etc., to drive the rotating disk to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise, and a driving part for transmitting power is assembled between each driving part of the coin-out unit and each rotating disk. Each driving part can be a gear set, a gear and a rack, a pulley and a belt, or a sprocket and a chain, etc.

[0011] Wherein, a first reset elastic body is installed at the swing rod of each of the shifting devices of the coin dispensing unit, and a second reset elastic body is installed at the shaft rod on one side of the arm, and the first reset elastic body and the second reset elastic body are both composed of springs, reed leaves or torsion springs. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0012] Figure 1 It is a three-dimensional appearance diagram of the utility model.

[0013] Figure 2 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the utility model.

[0014] Figure 3 This is a three-dimensional exploded view from another perspective of the utility model.

[0015] Figure 4 It is a three-dimensional exploded view of the coin dispensing unit of the utility model.

[0016] Figure 5 This is a three-dimensional exploded view of the coin dispensing unit of the utility model from another perspective.

[0017] Figure 6 It is a top view of a preferred embodiment of the coin dispensing unit of the utility model.

[0018] Figure 7 It is a top view of another embodiment of the coin dispensing unit of the utility model.

[0019] Figure 8It is a top view of the shifting member of the utility model before it is actuated.

[0020] Figure 9 It is a top view of the shifting member of the utility model when in action.

[0021] Explanation of the reference numerals: 1-main body; 10-accommodating space; 2-coin dispensing unit; 20-coin slot; 21-coin storage tube; 210-channel; 22-coin dispensing unit; 23-identification unit; 3-coin dispensing unit; 31-base; 310-coin slot; 311-sensor; 312-sensed member; 32-sliding device; 321-rotating disk; 322-swinging rod; 3221-first reset elastic body; 323-shifting member; 324-axle rod; 325-arm rod; 3251-second reset elastic body; 326-push block; 327-coin shifting rod; 33-driving part; 331-driving member; 34-coin blocking spring; 341-positioning part; 342-limiting rod; 343-sliding spring arm; 3430-slot; 4-coin. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0022] In order to achieve the above-mentioned purpose and effect, the technical means and structure, implementation method, etc. adopted by the utility model are described in detail with reference to the drawings for the preferred embodiment of the utility model, and its features and functions are as follows for a complete understanding.

[0023] See also As shown, the coin dispensing machine of the utility model comprises a body 1, a coin dispensing unit 2 and a coin dispensing unit 3, wherein:

[0024] The main body 1 has an accommodating space 10 therein for accommodating the coin dispensing unit 2 and the coin output unit 3 .

[0025] The coin dispensing unit 2 is provided with a plurality of coin receiving tubes 21 located inside the accommodating space 10 , and channels 210 are formed inside the plurality of coin receiving tubes 21 , respectively, so that preset coins 4 can be placed in the channels 210 inside the coin receiving tubes 21 according to denominations, volumes, etc.

[0026] The coin dispensing unit 3 is provided with a base 31, and the base 31 is located below the plurality of coin storage tubes 21 in the accommodating space 10, and the base 31 is provided with two adjacent coin dispensing ports 310 respectively corresponding to the channels 210 of the plurality of coin storage tubes 21, and at each coin dispensing port 310, at least one sensor 311 and a toggle device 32 are respectively provided, and the at least one sensor 311 can be used to detect the position and quantity of the preset coins 4 falling into the coin dispensing port 310, and each toggle device 32 is respectively provided with a rotary motion. The disks 321 are respectively located above at least one sensor 311 at each coin outlet 310, and two driving parts 33 are provided to drive the rotating disks 321 of each shifting device 32, respectively, and are respectively located in each coin outlet 310 to rotate forward or reverse. A driving member 331 is assembled between each driving part 33 and each rotating disk 321 to transmit power, and at least one swinging rod 322 is provided on at least one rotating disk 321, and a plurality of shifting members 323 driven by each swinging rod 322 can rotate forward or reverse. Each shifting member 323 has a shaft rod 324, each shaft rod 324 is connected to an arm rod 325, each arm rod 325 has a push block 326 on one side for the swing rod 322 to push, and a vertically protruding coin shifting rod 327 on the other side, and a coin blocking spring piece 34 is provided relative to each shifting member 323, each coin blocking spring piece 34 is provided with a positioning portion 341 for being fixed on the wall surface of each coin outlet 310, so that a preset coin 4 falls into the two sliding spring arms 343 and is detected by at least one sensor 311. Assuming that the coin 4 falls into the positioning position, a vertically protruding limit rod 342 is respectively provided on the other side of the two coin-blocking spring pieces 34 relative to each positioning portion 341, and two sliding spring arms 343 facing the coin outlet 310 are provided on one side of each positioning portion 341, and a slot 3430 is formed between the two sliding spring arms 343 of each coin-blocking spring piece 34, so that each coin-selecting rod 327 can slide in and out along the slot 3430 between the two sliding spring arms 343, so that each coin-selecting rod 327 can push the two sliding spring arms 343 to swing toward the relative outside.

[0027] The main body 1 of the utility model can be assembled in various electronic machines such as vending machines, ticket machines, stored-value machines, coin exchange machines, cash registers, electronic game machines or public information machines (KISOK), so as to facilitate coin-operated shopping, stored-value or electronic machine transactions.

[0028] The coin dispensing unit 2 of the utility model is provided with coin dividing units 22 above the plurality of coin storage tubes 21, which can guide various preset coins 4 to fall into the corresponding channels 210 of the coin storage tubes 21, and an identification unit 23 is provided above the coin dividing unit 22 for identifying the authenticity, denomination and volume of the preset coins 4. A coin dispensing unit 2 is provided above the identification unit 23, and the coin dispensing unit 2 is provided with a coin slot 20 located at the top of the main body 1.

[0029] Furthermore, for the coin output unit 3 of the present utility model described above, at least one or more sensors 311 can be provided at each coin output port 310 of the base 31, which can be Hall elements (Hall sensors) or other types of detection elements, etc. The Hall element is a preferred implementation element, and at least one or more sensors 311 are paired with a sensed member 312. The preferred implementation element of the sensed member 312 is a permanent magnet made of neodymium iron boron material to confirm the rotation position or angle of the rotating disk 321 at the coin output port 310, etc. Then, when the sensed member 312 is located between two adjacent sensors 311, after being detected by one of the sensors 311 closer to the sensed member 312, it resets and approaches the sensed member 312 again.

[0030] The driving part 33 of the coin output unit 3 for driving at least one or more rotating disks 321 can be a stepping motor, etc., to drive the rotating disk 321 to rotate forward in the clockwise direction or reverse in the counterclockwise direction. A driving member 331 for transmitting power is assembled between each driving part 33 of the coin output unit 3 and each rotating disk 321. Each driving member 331 can be a gear set, a gear and a rack, a pulley and a belt, or a sprocket and a chain, etc.

[0031] Please refer to As shown, the improved structure of the coin dispensing machine of the utility model can be used in actual application to allow a preset coin to be inserted through the coin slot 20, so that the preset coin 4 can be identified by the identification unit 23 of the coin dispensing unit 2 for currency value and authenticity, and then the preset coin 4 is diverted to the channel 210 of the corresponding coin storage tube 21 by the coin dispensing unit 22 according to the currency value or volume, shape, etc. of the preset coin 4; when the coin is to be dispensed, the built-in system of the main body 1 (this system is not a technical feature of the utility model, and the relevant technology of the existing coin dispensing machine can be adopted, so the content is not described in detail) controls the preset coin in the channel 210 of any coin storage tube 21 of the coin dispensing unit 2 to directly fall into the corresponding coin blocking spring 34 at the corresponding coin dispensing port 310, and the driving part 33 corresponding to the coin dispensing port 310 drives the rotating disk 321 at the coin dispensing port 310 to rotate forward (clockwise) or reverse (counterclockwise) through the driving member 331. ) rotates, and the sensor 311 at the coin outlet 310 detects the number, size and position of the preset coins 4, so as to avoid releasing more than two preset coins 4 at one time. At the same time, the rotating disk 321 of the toggle device 32 is used to rotate the swing rod 322 (which can be clockwise) to push the push block 326 on one side of the toggle member 323 to rotate the arm rod 325, so that the coin lever 327 on the other side of the arm rod 325 moves toward the two opposite coin blocking springs 34. The coin dispensing unit 310 is configured to be operable to control the coin dispensing unit 310 so as to prevent the coin dispensing unit 310 from being emptied.

[0032] Furthermore, the swing rod 322 of the toggle device 32 of the utility model is equipped with a first return elastic body 3221 (which can be a spring, a reed or a torsion spring, etc.), and the arm 325 is provided with a second return elastic body 3251 (which can be a spring, a reed or a torsion spring, etc.) at the side shaft 324. When the coin is discharged from the coin outlet 310, one of the driving parts 33 drives the rotating disk 321 located at the coin outlet 310 to reverse (counterclockwise) through the driving member 331. The coin-dispensing unit 330 is moved in the opposite direction along the slot 3430 between the two sliding elastic arms 343 of the coin-blocking spring piece 34, and the two sliding elastic arms 343 are returned to the relative inner side and retracted, so that the coin-dispensing unit 3 is restored to the state of waiting for coin dispensing.

[0033] However, if the above-mentioned arm 325 is pressed by other preset coins 4 and the second reset elastic body 3251 fails to drive the arm 325 to reset, the swing rod 322 can be driven by the reset elastic force of the first reset elastic body 3221 during the reset process. Then, the swing rod 322 is used to push the push block 326 and displace the arm 325 so that the arm 325 is not pressed by other preset coins 4. Thus, the second reset elastic body 3251 can drive the arm 325 to reset, and the coin dispensing unit 3 can also be restored to the coin dispensing standby state.

[0034] The above is only the preferred embodiment of the present invention and does not limit the scope of the present invention. Therefore, all simple modifications and equivalent structural changes made by using the content of the specification and drawings of the present invention should be equally included in the protection scope of the present invention. This is hereby stated.

[0035] In summary, when the improved structure of the above coin dispenser of the present invention is actually applied, it can indeed achieve its efficacy and purpose. Therefore, the present invention is truly a utility model with excellent practicability.

Claims

1. A coin dispensing machine, comprising a main body, a coin dispensing unit and a coin dispensing unit, characterized in that: The main body has a containing space for accommodating the coin dispensing unit and the coin output unit; The coin dispensing unit is provided with a plurality of coin receiving tubes located inside the accommodating space, and the plurality of coin receiving tubes respectively form channels for inserting preset coins; The coin dispensing unit is provided with a base located below the plurality of coin storage tubes inside the accommodating space, and the base is provided with two adjacent coin dispensing ports for each of the channels located in the plurality of coin storage tubes, each of the coin dispensing ports is respectively provided with at least one sensor and a toggle device for detecting a preset coin position, each of the toggle devices is respectively provided with a rotating disk, and at least one sensed member is provided in the rotating disk, and a driving part is further provided for driving each rotating disk of each toggle device to rotate forward or reversely, and a driving part for transmitting power is assembled between each driving part and each rotating disk, and at least one of the rotating disks is provided with at least one swinging rod and a plurality of shifting members driven by each swinging rod to rotate forward or reversely, each of the shifting members has a shaft rod, and each of the shaft rods is connected to an arm rod, and each of the arm rods is respectively provided with a push block for being pushed by the swinging rod on one side and a coin shifting rod with a vertical protrusion on the other side, respectively relative to each of the shifting members. The coin-blocking spring is provided, and each of the coin-blocking springs is respectively provided with a positioning part fixed on the wall surface of each coin outlet, and a vertically protruding limit rod is respectively provided on the other side of the two coin-blocking springs relative to each of the positioning parts, and each of the positioning parts is provided with two sliding elastic arms facing the coin outlet for accommodating the preset coin after falling into the coin outlet, and a slot is formed between the two sliding elastic arms for each coin-shifting rod to slide in and out, so as to detect the preset coin position according to the sensor and drive the rotating disk to rotate from the initial position through the driving part to drive the swinging rod to push the pushing block of the shifting member in the first direction, and link each coin-shifting rod to push and stretch each of the two sliding elastic arms to make the preset coin fall at the coin outlet, and the sensor can then drive the rotating disk to reset to the initial position through the driving part according to the relative distance of the sensed member set in the rotating disk, and the swinging rod pushes the pushing block of the shifting member in the second direction, and makes the shifting member return to its original position.

2. The coin dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: A coin distribution unit is provided above the plurality of coin storage tubes for guiding the various preset coins to fall into each channel of each coin storage tube, an identification unit is provided above the coin distribution unit for identifying the authenticity of the preset coins, and a coin distribution unit is provided above the identification unit. The coin distribution unit has a coin slot located at the top of the main body.

3. The coin dispenser according to claim 1, characterized in that: The at least one sensor provided at each coin outlet of the coin dispensing unit is a Hall element, and the at least one sensor is matched with the sensed component, which is a permanent magnet made of neodymium iron boron material, for confirming the relative distance of the sensed component in the rotating disk.

4. The coin dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: The coin dispensing unit is used to drive the driving part of the at least one rotating disk, which is a stepping motor to drive the rotating disk to rotate clockwise or counterclockwise.

5. The coin dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A driving member for transmitting power is assembled between each driving part of the coin dispensing unit and each rotating disk, and each driving member is a gear set, a gear and a rack, a pulley and a belt, or a sprocket and a chain.

6. The coin dispensing machine according to claim 1, characterized in that: A first reset elastic body is installed at the swing rod of each of the shifting devices of the coin dispensing unit, and a second reset elastic body is installed at the shaft rod on one side of the arm, and both the first reset elastic body and the second reset elastic body are composed of springs, leaf springs or torsion springs.

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