Medium processing device

Abstract

To provide a medium processing device with higher performance.SOLUTION: Provided is a medium processing device including: a first discharge part that discharges a medium; and a second discharge part that discharges the medium discharged from the first discharge part. A first discharge port formed in the first discharge part has a width in a short side direction different from a width in the short side direction of a second discharge port formed in the second discharge part.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to a media processing device. [Background technology]

[0002] In recent years, various media processing devices have been developed for processing media. Examples of media processing devices include automated transaction devices installed in financial institutions, automated ticket vending machines for issuing tickets, automated vending machines for selling goods, currency exchange machines for exchanging currency, payment machines for paying fees, and change dispensers for dispensing change.

[0003] Also, various techniques for improving the performance of media processing devices are known. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for improving the performance of a coin processing device by reducing the possibility that a coin inserted into a coin insertion port of the coin processing device will become clogged inside the coin processing device. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] JP 2001-297350 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, it is desirable to provide a media processing device with higher performance.

[0006] SUMMARY OF THE PRESENT DISCLOSURE The present invention has been made in consideration of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a media processing device with higher performance. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problem, according to one aspect of the present invention, a media processing device is provided, comprising a first discharge section that discharges a medium and a second discharge section that discharges the medium discharged by the first discharge section, wherein the short-side width of a first discharge outlet formed in the first discharge section is different from the short-side width of a second discharge outlet formed in the second discharge section.

[0008] The first exhaust outlet may have a width in a lateral direction greater than a width in a lateral direction of the second exhaust outlet.

[0009] The width of the first exhaust outlet in the short side direction may be smaller than the width of the second exhaust outlet in the short side direction. Effect of the Invention

[0010] As described above, according to the present invention, a media processing device with higher performance can be provided. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0011] [Figure 1] FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of a coin processing device 1 according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the batch insertion unit 100 according to the present embodiment. [Diagram 3] FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of a coin mechanism 500 according to the present embodiment. [Figure 4] 13 is a top view of a path cover side discharge portion 541 according to the first example. FIG. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a top view of the coin tube T1 and the upstream part of the coin tube side discharge portion 551 according to the first example. [Figure 6] 13 is a top view of a path cover side discharge portion 541 according to the second example. FIG. [Figure 7] FIG. 11 is a top view of the coin tube T1 and the upstream part of the coin tube side discharge portion 551 according to the second example. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0012] Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In this specification and the drawings, components having substantially the same functional configurations are designated by the same reference numerals, and duplicated explanations will be omitted.

[0013] <<1. Overview of the coin handling device>> The present embodiment relates to a coin processing device. First, an overview of the coin processing device according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0014] Fig. 1 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of a coin processing device 1 according to this embodiment. The coin processing device 1 according to this embodiment is a device that processes coins. As shown in Fig. 1, in the following description, with the coin processing device 1 as a reference, the direction in which a user who operates the coin processing device 1 is present is also referred to as "front," and the opposite direction to "front" is also referred to as "rear."

[0015] Additionally, the right direction as seen by a user operating the coin processing device 1 is also referred to as "right," and the left direction as seen by a user operating the coin processing device 1 is also referred to as "left." Furthermore, the upward direction of the coin processing device 1 is also referred to as "up," and the downward direction of the coin processing device 1 is also referred to as "down."

[0016] In this embodiment, it is mainly assumed that the coin processing device 1 is a settlement machine for making payment of tolls. The settlement machine may be a toll settlement machine installed in a retail store or the like, or may be a toll settlement machine for settling tolls on expressways. However, the coin processing device 1 may be a device other than a settlement machine.

[0017] For example, the coin processing device 1 may be a change machine that dispenses change. Alternatively, the coin processing device 1 may be an automatic transaction device installed in a financial institution, an automatic ticket vending machine that issues tickets, an automatic vending machine that sells products, or a currency exchange machine that exchanges money.

[0018] As shown in FIG. 1, the coin processing device 1 includes a display unit 200, a lump-insertion unit 100, a coin return button 300, and a coin return unit 400.

[0019] (Display section 200) The display unit 200 displays screens related to various transactions. For example, the display unit 200 may display the fee to be paid as the billed amount. By checking the billed amount displayed by the display unit 200, the user of the coin processing device 1 can determine the type and number of coins to be inserted into the batch insertion unit 100, which will be described later.

[0020] (100 batch input units) The batch insertion unit 100 is a unit into which a user inserts coins. For example, a user can insert multiple coins into the batch insertion unit 100. In addition, a user can insert multiple coins of different denominations into the coin insertion tray 190.

[0021] Here, the coins inserted into the batch insertion unit 100 may include various coins circulating in Japan, such as 100 yen coins, 1 yen coins, 5 yen coins, 10 yen coins, 50 yen coins, and 500 yen coins. The coins inserted into the batch insertion unit 100 may also include various coins circulating in other countries (i.e., outside Japan), such as 1-cent coins.

[0022] The bulk insertion unit 100 has an insertion port 112 through which coins are inserted. The details of the insertion port 112 will be described later. The bulk insertion unit 100 also has a coin insertion tray 190, which is a tray for temporarily retaining coins inserted by a user. The coins retained on the coin insertion tray 190 can be inserted into the coin processing device 1 through the insertion port 112.

[0023] (Coin return button 300) The coin return button 300 is a button used when returning coins inserted by a user into the slot 112. For example, the coin return button 300 may be pressed by a user when coins become stuck in a coin slot 521 (FIG. 3) described later. A machine may be operated by the user pressing the coin return button 300 to return the coins to the coin return unit 400, or a machine may be operated by electricity to return the coins to the coin return unit 400 based on detection of the user pressing the coin return button 300.

[0024] (Coin Return Unit 400) The coin return unit 400 is a unit that returns coins. For example, the coin return unit 400 returns change obtained when a fee is settled. Specifically, when the billed amount is 400 yen and the user inserts 500 yen worth of coins into the lump-sum insertion unit 100, the coin return unit 400 returns 100 yen worth of coins as change.

[0025] Furthermore, the coin return unit 400 returns coins inserted by a user into the bulk insertion unit 100 in conjunction with the user pressing the coin return button 300. More specifically, when a user inserts 300 yen worth of coins into the bulk insertion unit 100 and then presses the coin return button 300, the coin return unit 400 returns the 300 yen worth of coins.

[0026] The coin return unit 400 has a returned coin discharge section 410 that discharges coins to be returned to a user. The coin return unit 400 also has a coin return tray 420 that is a tray for coins discharged by the returned coin discharge section 410. The coins discharged onto the coin return tray 420 can be received by the user.

[0027] Although an example of the functional configuration of the coin processing device 1 has been described above, the functional configuration of the coin processing device 1 is not limited to this example. For example, the coin processing device 1 may have a configuration for accepting input of various media such as banknotes and cards, may have a configuration for returning various media such as banknotes and cards, or may have a configuration for discharging certificates such as receipts.

[0028] <<2. Configuration of the batch input unit 100>> Next, the configuration of the batch feeding unit 100 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0029] <2.1. Overview of the batch input unit 100> Fig. 2 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the batch insertion unit 100 according to this embodiment. The batch insertion unit 100 is an example of a coin insertion unit, and is a device that separates and ejects coins one by one when a user inserts multiple coins. Fig. 2 shows the batch insertion unit 100 as viewed from the right.

[0030] For example, coins C inserted into the bulk insertion unit 100 pass through a path L inside the unit main body 110, and are discharged from the unit main body 110 to a coin sorting section (hereinafter also referred to as "coin mech") 500. Then, the coin mech 500 sorts the coins inserted from the bulk insertion unit 100. For example, the coin mech 500 executes a process of counting the total number of coins inserted from the bulk insertion unit 100.

[0031] As shown in FIG. 2, the lump-sum insertion unit 100 has a coin insertion tray 190 and a unit body 110.

[0032] (Coin tray 190) The coin insertion tray 190 is a tray into which a user inserts multiple coins C and where the coins are temporarily retained. For example, a user inserts multiple coins C into the coin insertion tray 190. At this time, multiple coins C of different denominations may be inserted into the coin insertion tray 190 by the user.

[0033] (Unit body 110) The unit body 110 is a main body that separates and discharges a plurality of coins C one by one that have been inserted into the coin insertion tray 190. Next, the configuration of the unit body 110 will be described.

[0034] <2.2. Configuration of unit body 110> The unit body 110 has an inlet 112 , a shutter 114 , a spring unit 120 , a flapper portion 130 , a gear 140 , an inclined portion 150 , and a coin discharge portion 160 .

[0035] (Inlet port 112) The slot 112 is an example of an insertion section into which a coin C is inserted. For example, the coin C is inserted into the slot 112 via a coin insertion tray 190. The coin C inserted into the slot 112 slides down along the slope of the inclined portion 150 due to its own weight, and moves to the position of the spring unit 120.

[0036] (Shutter 114) The shutter 114 is an example of an opening / closing mechanism that switches the state of the insertion port 112 between an open state and a closed state. For example, when the shutter 114 is closed, the multiple coins C are prevented from proceeding to the inclined portion 150 by the shutter 114, and are retained in the coin insertion tray 190. When the shutter 114 is opened, the multiple coins C retained in the coin insertion tray 190 proceed to the inclined portion 150 by their own weight, and slide down along the slope of the inclined portion 150.

[0037] (Spring unit 120) The spring unit 120 is a unit that raises the coin C to a position higher than the height of the end face 131 of the flapper section 130. Specifically, the end face 131 is the side face of the flapper section 130 on the inclined section 150 side.

[0038] The spring unit 120 may be disposed tilted in a direction corresponding to the sliding direction of the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 112. The coin C inserted into the insertion slot 112 may slide down along the inclined surface of the inclined portion 150 and become caught in the groove portion 121A formed in the spring 121 of the spring unit 120. The spring unit 120 rotates the spring 121 to raise the coin caught in the groove portion 121A.

[0039] (Flapper part 130) The flapper unit 130 receives the coin C raised to a position higher than the height of the end surface 131. The flapper unit 130 may be arranged so as to be inclined in a direction corresponding to the sliding direction of the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 112. For example, the flapper unit 130 may be arranged so that the inclination of the flapper unit 130 is approximately parallel to the sliding direction of the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 112 (i.e., the direction along the inclined surface of the inclined unit 150).

[0040] (Gear 140) The gear 140 is a rotating body having at least one or more protrusions. For example, the gear 140 is arranged so that a protrusion comes into contact with a coin that is located in front of the spring unit 120 and higher than the height of the end face 131 of the flapper section 130, among the coins C inserted into the insertion slot 112. This can reduce the possibility that the coin C inserted into the insertion slot 112 passes through the end face 131 of the flapper section 130 without passing through the spring unit 120.

[0041] Also, the gear 140 may rotate in a direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the spring 121. This allows the gear 140 to more accurately repel the coins C in front of the spring unit 120, or the coins C that are in the vicinity of the spring unit 120 but not sandwiched in the groove portion 121A.

[0042] (Coin ejection section 160) The coin discharge unit 160 discharges coins received by the flapper unit 130. For example, the coin C received by the flapper unit 130 slides down along the inclination of the flapper unit 130 and is discharged from the coin discharge unit 160. Then, the coin C discharged from the coin discharge unit 160 is inserted into the coin mech 500.

[0043] The configuration of the unit body 110 has been described above.

[0044] <<3. Configuration of Coin Mech 500>> Next, the configuration of the coin mechanism 500 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0045] <3.1. Overview of CoinMech 500> Fig. 3 is an explanatory diagram for explaining an overview of the coin mech 500 according to this embodiment. The coin mech 500 is a device that identifies coins discharged from the lump-sum insertion unit 100 and stores the coins based on the results of the identification. Fig. 3 shows the coin mech 500 as seen from the front.

[0046] As shown in FIG. 3, the coin mech 500 has a gate lever 510, a coin insertion section 520, an acceptor section 530, a path cover section 540, a coin tube section 550, and a coin lifter 560.

[0047] (Coin slot 520) Coins C discharged from the coin discharge section 160 (FIG. 2) of the unit body 110 are inserted into the coin insertion section 520. A coin insertion port 521 is formed at the bottom of the coin insertion section 520. When the gate lever 510 is not pressed down, the coin insertion port 521 is in a narrow state (hereinafter also simply referred to as a "narrow state") such that the coin C inserted into the coin insertion section 520 does not fall into the acceptor-side discharge section 531. This allows the coin C inserted into the coin insertion section 520 to fall into the acceptor normal route L3.

[0048] On the other hand, when the gate lever 510 is pressed down, the coin insertion slot 521 is wide enough (hereinafter also simply referred to as the "wide state") to allow the coin C inserted into the coin insertion unit 520 to fall into the acceptor-side discharge unit 531. This allows the coin C stuck in the narrow coin insertion slot 521 to fall into the acceptor-side discharge unit 531.

[0049] (Gate Lever 510) When the coin return button 300 is pressed by a user, the gate lever 510 is pressed down in conjunction with the user pressing the coin return button 300. When the gate lever 510 is not pressed down, the coin C inserted into the coin insertion unit 520 falls into the acceptor normal route L3. On the other hand, when the gate lever 510 is pressed down, the coin C stuck in the coin insertion slot 521, which is in a narrow state, falls into the acceptor-side discharge unit 531.

[0050] (Acceptor section 530) The acceptor unit 530 has an acceptor normal route L3. The acceptor unit 530 also has a sensor (not shown) that identifies the authenticity and denomination of the coin C sent to the acceptor normal route L3. The coin C that has been identified as authentic and of its denomination by the sensor (not shown) is sent to the path cover normal route L4.

[0051] Furthermore, the acceptor unit 530 has an acceptor-side discharge unit 531. The coin C that has fallen into the acceptor-side discharge unit 531 falls inside the acceptor-side discharge unit 531. The coin C that has fallen inside the acceptor-side discharge unit 531 falls inside the path cover-side discharge unit 541. In this manner, the coin C is discharged from the acceptor-side discharge unit 531 to the path cover-side discharge unit 541.

[0052] (path cover part 540) The path cover unit 540 has a path cover normal route L4. The path cover unit 540 also has multiple gates (not shown). The coin C that has fallen onto the path cover normal route L4 is sent to either one of the coin tubes T1 to T5 or the coin tube side discharge unit 551 by controlling the opening and closing of the multiple gates (not shown) based on the authenticity and denomination of the coin C.

[0053] As an example, assume that the denomination of coin C stored in coin tube T1 is 500 yen. In this case, when coin C is identified as a genuine coin and the denomination of coin C is identified as 500 yen, the gates to coin tubes T2 to T5 are closed and the gate to coin tube T1 is opened, so that the 500 yen coin is sent to coin tube T1.

[0054] Alternatively, if coin C is identified as a counterfeit coin, the gates to coin tubes T1 to T5 may be closed and the gate to the coin tube side discharge section 551 may be opened, so that coin C identified as a counterfeit coin is sent to the coin tube side discharge section 551.

[0055] Further, the path cover unit 540 has a path cover side discharge portion 541. The coin C discharged to the path cover side discharge portion 541 falls inside the path cover side discharge portion 541. The coin C that has fallen inside the path cover side discharge portion 541 falls inside the coin tube side discharge portion 551. In this manner, the coin C is discharged from the path cover side discharge portion 541 to the coin tube side discharge portion 551. The side wall 570 is a side wall of the path cover unit 540.

[0056] (Coin tube part 550) The coin tube unit 550 has coin tubes T1 to T5 that store the coins C sent from the path cover unit 540. In the example shown in Fig. 3, the number of coin tubes is five, but the number of coin tubes is not limited to five. That is, the number of coin tubes may be one, two or more.

[0057] Here, it is assumed that the denomination of coins stored in coin tube T1 is 500 yen, the denomination of coins stored in coin tube T2 is 100 yen, the denomination of coins stored in coin tube T3 is 10 yen, the denomination of coins stored in coin tube T4 is 50 yen, and the denomination of coins stored in coin tube T5 is 10 yen or 100 yen. However, the denominations of coins stored in each of coin tubes T1 to T5 are not limited.

[0058] Furthermore, the coin tube section 550 has a coin tube side discharge section 551. The coin C discharged to the coin tube side discharge section 551 falls inside the coin tube side discharge section 551. The coin C that has fallen inside the coin tube side discharge section 551 falls onto the coin lifter 560. In this manner, the coin C is discharged from the coin tube side discharge section 551 onto the coin lifter 560.

[0059] 3, the coin tube side discharge portion 551 is located in front of the coin tubes T1 to T3. However, the coin tube side discharge portion 551 may be located in front of any of the coin tubes T1 to T5. Alternatively, the coin tube side discharge portion 551 may be located behind any of the coin tubes T1 to T5.

[0060] 3, the coin tube side discharge portion 551 is bent so that its upstream portion is located in front of the coin tube T1, its midstream portion is located in front of the coin tube T2, and its downstream portion is located in front of the coin tube T2 and the coin tube T3. However, the manner in which the coin tube side discharge portion 551 is bent is not limited. Alternatively, the coin tube side discharge portion 551 may not be bent and may extend straight.

[0061] (Coin Lifter 560) Coins C discharged from the coin tube side discharge section 551 are placed on the coin lifter 560. The coins C placed on the coin lifter 560 are lifted to the returned coin discharge section 410 by a belt conveyor (not shown). The coins C lifted to the returned coin discharge section 410 are discharged onto the coin return tray 420 by the returned coin discharge section 410, and can be received by the user.

[0062] The outline of the coin mech 500 according to this embodiment has been described above. Here, in this embodiment, the device for realizing a coin processing device 1 with higher performance compared to a general coin processing device will be described. More specifically, in this embodiment, in order to realize a coin processing device 1 with higher performance, the relationship between the path cover side discharge portion 541 and the coin tube side discharge portion 551 is devised.

[0063] <3.2. First example of the relationship between the two exhaust sections> A first example of the relationship between the path cover side discharge portion 541 and the coin tube side discharge portion 551 (hereinafter, simply referred to as the "first example") will be described below with reference to Figures 4 and 5. The path cover side discharge portion 541 corresponds to an example of a first discharge portion that discharges coins. Also, the coin tube side discharge portion 551 corresponds to an example of a second discharge portion that discharges coins discharged by the first discharge portion.

[0064] Fig. 4 is a top view of the path cover side discharge portion 541 according to the first example. Fig. 5 is a top view of the coin tube T1 and the upstream part of the coin tube side discharge portion 551 according to the first example.

[0065] 4 shows the path cover side discharge portion 541. A rear side wall of the path cover side discharge portion 541 is shown as a rear side wall 543A, a front side wall of the path cover side discharge portion 541 is shown as a front side wall 544A, and a right side wall of the path cover side discharge portion 541 is shown as a right side wall 545.

[0066] A path cover side discharge port 542A (first discharge port) that discharges coins to the coin tube side discharge port 551 (FIG. 5) is formed in the path cover side discharge portion 541. The path cover side discharge port 542A is surrounded by a side wall 570, a rear side wall 543A, a front side wall 544A, and a right side wall 545 of the path cover portion 540 (FIG. 3).

[0067] The path cover side discharge outlet 542A has a rectangular shape when viewed from the upstream side of the coin. The width in the short side direction of the path cover side discharge outlet 542A (shown as the width t12 in the short side direction in FIG. 4) is larger than the thickness of the coin. Also, the width in the long side direction of the path cover side discharge outlet 542A is larger than the diameter of the coin. Therefore, the coin can fall inside the path cover side discharge outlet 542A while maintaining a posture in which the front and back surfaces of the coin are approximately parallel to the long side direction of the path cover side discharge outlet 542A.

[0068] Referring to Fig. 5, a coin tube T1 is shown. The coin tube T1 is provided with a coin storage space S1 in which coins are stored. Coins can be stored in the coin storage space S1 with either the front or back side facing up. When multiple coins are stored in the coin storage space S1, the multiple coins are stored in the coin storage space S1 overlapping each other.

[0069] In front of the coin tube T1, there is a coin tube side discharge section 551. In addition, the rear side wall of the coin tube T1 is shown as a rear side wall 553, and the front side wall of the coin tube side discharge section 551 is shown as a front side wall 555A. The side wall that corresponds to both the front side wall of the coin tube T1 and the rear side wall of the coin tube side discharge section 551 is the central side wall 554A.

[0070] The coin tube side discharge section 551 is formed with a coin tube side discharge port 552A (second discharge port) for discharging coins.

[0071] The coin tube side discharge outlet 552A has a rectangular shape when viewed from the upstream side of the coin. The width of the coin tube side discharge outlet 552A in the short side direction (shown as the width t21 in the short side direction in FIG. 5) is larger than the thickness of the coin. In addition, the width of the coin tube side discharge outlet 552A in the long side direction is larger than the diameter of the coin. Therefore, the coin can fall inside the coin tube side discharge outlet 552A while maintaining a posture in which the front and back surfaces of the coin are approximately parallel to the long side direction of the coin tube side discharge outlet 552A.

[0072] In this embodiment, the width t12 of the path cover side outlet 542A in the short side direction is different from the width t21 of the coin tube side outlet 552A in the short side direction. With this configuration, a coin processing device 1 with higher performance than a general coin processing device can be realized.

[0073] More specifically, in the first example, the width t12 in the short side direction of the path cover side discharge outlet 542A is larger than the width t21 in the short side direction of the coin tube side discharge outlet 552A. According to this configuration, the width t21 in the short side direction of the coin tube side discharge outlet 552A becomes relatively small, so that an effect can be obtained that it is easy to secure a space for providing the coin tubes T1 to T5 in front of or behind the coin tube side discharge part 551.

[0074] The first example of the relationship between the path cover side discharge portion 541 and the coin tube side discharge portion 551 has been described above.

[0075] <3.3. Second example of the relationship between two exhaust parts> Next, a second example of the relationship between the path cover side discharge portion 541 and the coin tube side discharge portion 551 (hereinafter, also simply referred to as "second example") will be described with reference to Figs. 6 and 7.

[0076] Fig. 6 is a top view of the path cover side discharge portion 541 according to the second example. Fig. 7 is a top view of the coin tube T1 and the upstream part of the coin tube side discharge portion 551 according to the second example.

[0077] 6, the rear side wall of the path cover side discharge portion 541 is shown as a rear side wall 543B, and the front side wall of the path cover side discharge portion 541 is shown as a front side wall 544B.

[0078] A path cover side discharge port 542B (first discharge port) that discharges coins to the coin tube side discharge port 551 (FIG. 7) is formed in the path cover side discharge portion 541. The path cover side discharge port 542B is surrounded by the side wall 570, the rear side wall 543B, the front side wall 544B, and the right side wall 545 of the path cover portion 540 (FIG. 3). The path cover side discharge port 542B has a rectangular shape when viewed from the upstream side of the coins, similar to the path cover side discharge port 542A (FIG. 4).

[0079] 7, the front sidewall of the coin tube side discharge portion 551 is shown as front sidewall 555B. The sidewall which corresponds to both the front sidewall of the coin tube T1 and the rear sidewall of the coin tube side discharge portion 551 is the central sidewall 554B. The coin tube side discharge portion 551 is formed with a coin tube side discharge port 552B (second discharge port) for discharging coins. The coin tube side discharge port 552B has a rectangular shape when viewed from the upstream side of the coin, similar to the coin tube side discharge port 552A (FIG. 5).

[0080] In the second example, the width t11 in the short side direction of the path cover side discharge outlet 542B is smaller than the width t22 in the short side direction of the coin tube side discharge outlet 552B. According to this configuration, even if the path cover side discharge outlet 542B and the coin tube side discharge outlet 552B are misaligned in the front-rear direction during the manufacturing stage of the coin processing device 1, an effect can be achieved that coins are more reliably discharged from the path cover side discharge outlet 542B to the coin tube side discharge outlet 552B.

[0081] The second example of the relationship between the path cover side discharge portion 541 and the coin tube side discharge portion 551 has been described above.

[0082] <<4. Supplementary Information>> Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described in detail above with reference to the accompanying drawings, the present invention is not limited to such an example. It is clear that a person having ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention pertains can conceive of various modified or altered examples within the scope of the technical ideas described in the claims, and it is understood that these also naturally belong to the technical scope of the present invention.

[0083] For example, the coin processing device 1 that processes coins has been described above. However, coins are an example of a medium, and the coin processing device 1 may be widely applied to medium processing devices that process media. In other words, instead of coins, a medium processing device that processes media other than coins may be provided. In this case, the medium handled by the medium processing device may be a disc-shaped medium (such as a medal) that is not used as currency. [Explanation of symbols]

[0084] 1 Coin processing device 100 batch input units 110 Unit body 112 Inlet 200 Display section 300 Coin return button 400 Coin Return Unit 410 Returned coin ejection section 420 Coin return tray 500 Coin Mech 510 Gate Lever 520 Coin slot 521 Coin slot 530 Acceptor Part 531 Acceptor side discharge part 540 Route Cover Section 541 Path cover side discharge part 542A, 542B Path cover side outlet 550 Coin tube section 551 Coin tube side discharge section 552A, 552B Coin tube side outlet 560 Coin Lifter 570 side wall

Claims

1. a first discharge unit that discharges the medium; a second discharge unit that discharges the medium discharged by the first discharge unit; Equipped with a width in a lateral direction of the first discharge port formed in the first discharge portion is different from a width in a lateral direction of the second discharge port formed in the second discharge portion; Media processing device.

2. The width of the first exhaust port in the short side direction is larger than the width of the second exhaust port in the short side direction. The media processing device of claim 1 .

3. The width of the first exhaust port in the short side direction is smaller than the width of the second exhaust port in the short side direction. The media processing device of claim 1 .

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