Medium handling device

Abstract

To provide a medium handling device capable of further reducing a possibility of medium jam.SOLUTION: A medium handling device includes an input port through which a medium is input, and an expandable plate made of an expandable member that is provided on at least some of a plurality of sides that makes up the input port.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5

Description

[Technical field]

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

[0002] In recent years, various coin processing devices that handle media have been developed. Examples of media processing devices include automated transaction devices installed in financial institutions, automatic ticket vending machines that issue tickets, automatic vending machines that sell products, currency exchange machines that exchange currency, settlement machines that make payment of fees, and change machines that dispense change.

[0003] In addition, various techniques are known for reducing the possibility of coins becoming jammed in a media processing device. For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a coin processing device that has an insertion port large enough to allow a single coin to pass through. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0004] [Patent Document 1] Japanese Patent Application Publication No. 3-179589 Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0005] However, it is desirable to provide a media processing device that can further reduce the possibility of media jamming.

[0006] Therefore, 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 that can further reduce the possibility of media clogging. [Means for solving the problem]

[0007] In order to solve the above problems, according to one aspect of the present invention, a media processing device is provided, comprising an inlet through which media is inserted, and an elastic plate made of an elastic member provided on at least some of the multiple sides that make up the inlet.

[0008] The extendable plate may be provided on at least one of the multiple sides in the longitudinal direction of the insertion port.

[0009] The one longitudinal side may be an upper side that constitutes the insertion port.

[0010] The upper side may have a curved shape with the ends being higher than the center.

[0011] The longitudinal width of the input opening may be 1.2 times or more and 1.6 times or less the diameter of the largest diameter medium that the media processing device can handle. Effect of the Invention

[0012] As described above, the present invention can provide a media processing device that can further reduce the possibility of media clogging. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0013] [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] FIG. 13 is a diagram showing the peripheral structure of an insertion port 712 according to a comparative example. [Diagram 5] 2 is a diagram showing the peripheral structure of an input port 112 according to the present embodiment. FIG. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0014] 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.

[0015] <<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.

[0016] 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."

[0017] 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."

[0018] 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.

[0019] 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.

[0020] 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.

[0021] (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.

[0022] (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.

[0023] 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.

[0024] 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.

[0025] (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.

[0026] (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.

[0027] 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.

[0028] 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.

[0029] 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.

[0030] <<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.

[0031] <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.

[0032] 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.

[0033] As shown in FIG. 2, the lump-sum insertion unit 100 has a coin insertion tray 190 and a unit body 110.

[0034] (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.

[0035] (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.

[0036] <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 .

[0037] (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.

[0038] (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.

[0039] (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.

[0040] 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.

[0041] (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).

[0042] (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.

[0043] 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.

[0044] (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.

[0045] The configuration of the unit body 110 has been described above.

[0046] <<3. Configuration of Coin Mech 500>> Next, the configuration of the coin mechanism 500 according to this embodiment will be described.

[0047] <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.

[0048] 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.

[0049] (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.

[0050] 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.

[0051] (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.

[0052] (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.

[0053] 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.

[0054] (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.

[0055] 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.

[0056] 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.

[0057] 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.

[0058] (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.

[0059] 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.

[0060] 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.

[0061] 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.

[0062] 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.

[0063] (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.

[0064] The outline of the coin mechanism 500 according to this embodiment has been described above. Here, in this embodiment, a scheme for realizing a coin processing device 1 capable of further reducing the possibility of coin jamming compared to a coin processing device according to a comparative example will be described. More specifically, in this embodiment, the peripheral structure of the insertion slot 112 is devised to further reduce the possibility of coin jamming.

[0065] <3.2. Surrounding structure of the insertion port according to the comparative example> The following describes the peripheral structure of the insertion slot 712 according to the comparative example with reference to Fig. 4. Note that, in the description of the peripheral structure of the insertion slot 712 according to the comparative example, it is assumed that a coin inserted into the insertion slot 712 is discharged into the unit main body 110 and then discharged from the unit main body 110 into the coin mech 500.

[0066] Fig. 4 is a diagram showing a peripheral structure of an insertion slot 712 according to the comparative example. Referring to Fig. 4, a structure 711 is shown. The structure 711 includes a coin insertion tray 790, a side wall 716A extending upward from the left end of the coin insertion tray 790, a side wall 716B extending upward from the rear end of the coin insertion tray 790, and a side wall 716C extending upward from the right end of the coin insertion tray 790. The insertion slot 712 is formed in the side wall 716B extending upward from the rear end of the coin insertion tray 790. The structure 711 is attached to the front surface of a housing of the coin processing device according to the comparative example.

[0067] 4, the width w11 in the longitudinal direction of the insertion slot 712 is shown, and the width h11 in the lateral direction of the insertion slot 712 is shown. Even if a user inserts multiple coins into the coin insertion tray 790, the multiple coins temporarily stay on the coin insertion tray 790, and are then separated and discharged one by one by the unit main body 110.

[0068] Here, if the insertion slot 712 were formed large, multiple coins would enter the unit body 110 from the insertion slot 712 in a short period of time. In this case, even if multiple coins are separated one by one and discharged to the coin mech 500, the coins are close to each other, so the coins are likely to get stuck in the coin mech 500 (for example, the coin insertion slot 521 or the spring unit 120, etc.). Therefore, in the comparative example, the insertion slot 712 is formed small.

[0069] However, if the insertion slot 712 is formed small, coins are likely to become clogged in the insertion slot 712. Therefore, in this embodiment, the peripheral structure of the insertion slot 112 is devised to reduce the possibility of coins becoming clogged in the coin mech 500 (for example, the coin insertion slot 521 or the spring unit 120, etc.), while also reducing the possibility of coins becoming clogged in the insertion slot 712.

[0070] The peripheral structure of the insertion port 712 according to the comparative example has been described above.

[0071] <3.3. Surrounding structure of the insertion port according to this embodiment> Next, the peripheral structure of the insertion port 112 according to this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0072] FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a peripheral structure of the insertion slot 112 according to this embodiment. Referring to FIG. 5, a structure 111 is shown. The structure 111 includes a coin insertion tray 190, a side wall 116A extending upward from the left end of the coin insertion tray 190, a side wall 116B extending upward from the rear end of the coin insertion tray 190, and a side wall 116C extending upward from the right end of the coin insertion tray 190. The insertion slot 112 is formed in the side wall 116B extending upward from the rear end of the coin insertion tray 190. The structure 111 is attached to the front surface of the housing of the coin processing device 1 according to this embodiment.

[0073] The insertion port 112 is formed on the inside of a plurality of sides. In the example shown in Fig. 5, the insertion port 112 is formed on the inside of the lower side 115A, the upper side 115B, the left side 115C, and the right side 115D, and the number of sides constituting the insertion port 112 is four. However, the number of sides constituting the insertion port 112 is not limited to four. For example, the number of sides constituting the insertion port 112 may be three, or may be five or more.

[0074] 5, bottom side 115A, left side 115C, and right side 115D each have a straight line shape, and top side 115B has a curved line shape. Thus, in this embodiment, not only straight lines are referred to as "sides", but curved lines may also be referred to as "sides".

[0075] In this embodiment, a stretchable plate 113 made of a stretchable member (e.g., rubber material) is provided on the upper side 115B. The stretchable plate 113 is located behind a side wall 116B extending upward from the rear end of the coin insertion tray 190, and may be fixed to the side wall 116B by fixtures 117 and 118 as shown in Fig. 5. Gaps 119 are formed between the stretchable plate 113 and the lower side 115A, the left side 115C, and the right side 115D.

[0076] This configuration can reduce the gap 119 through which coins pass without clogging, thereby reducing the possibility of coins clogging the coin mech 500. For example, reducing the gap 119 can include making the short-side width h12 of the gap 119 smaller than the short-side width h11 of the slot 712 (FIG. 4) according to the comparative example.

[0077] Furthermore, with this configuration, even if a coin temporarily becomes stuck in the extendable plate 113, the user can easily clear the jam of the coin in the extendable plate 113 by pushing the coin temporarily stuck in the extendable plate 113 with a finger or the like. That is, the possibility of the coin getting stuck in the insertion slot 112 can also be reduced.

[0078] 5, it is considered that the coin passes through the gap 119 while contacting the lower side 115A due to its own weight, so it is preferable that the extendable plate 113 is provided on the upper side 115B, which is the side opposite to the lower side 115A. This prevents the coin from always being trapped between the extendable plate 113.

[0079] Furthermore, when the elastic plate 113 is provided on the upper side 115B, it is preferable that the upper side 115B has a curved shape in which the ends are higher than the center. That is, it is preferable that the height H12 of the ends of the insertion slot 112 is higher than the height H22 of the center of the insertion slot 112. This increases the pressure applied to the center of the coin from the elastic plate 113, and therefore the possibility that the coin will temporarily stop in front of the elastic plate 113 increases.

[0080] However, it is sufficient that the telescopic plate 113 is provided on at least a part of the sides of the lower side 115A, the upper side 115B, the left side 115C, and the right side 115D. For example, it is sufficient that the telescopic plate 113 is provided on at least one side in the longitudinal direction of the insertion port 112. That is, it is sufficient that the telescopic plate 113 is provided on the upper side 115B or the lower side 115A, which is an example of one side in the longitudinal direction of the insertion port 112.

[0081] Also, because coins tend to stay in front of the extendable plate 113, the possibility of multiple coins passing through the slot 112 in a short period of time is reduced even if the longitudinal width w12 of the slot 112 is relatively large. For this reason, it is desirable for the longitudinal width w12 of the slot 112 to be 1.2 times or more the diameter of the maximum diameter coin (for example, a 500 yen coin) that the coin processing device 1 handles.

[0082] Furthermore, if the longitudinal width w12 of the insertion slot 112 is too large, when a user pushes in a coin that has temporarily become stuck in the expandable plate 113 with a finger or the like, multiple coins will enter the unit body 110 from the insertion slot 112 in a short time, and even if the multiple coins are separated one by one and discharged to the coin mech 500, the coins are likely to become stuck in the coin mech 500 because the distance between the coins is close. Therefore, it is desirable that the longitudinal width w12 of the insertion slot 112 is 1.6 times or less the diameter of the maximum diameter coin (e.g., 500 yen coin) that the coin processing device handles. The longitudinal width w11 of the insertion slot 712 in the comparative example is about 1.1 times the diameter of the maximum diameter coin (e.g., 500 yen coin) that the coin processing device in the comparative example handles.

[0083] The peripheral structure of the insertion port 112 according to this embodiment has been described above.

[0084] <<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.

[0085] For example, the coin processing device 1 that handles 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 handle 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]

[0086] 1 Coin processing device 100 batch input units 110 Unit body 112 Inlet 113 Telescopic plate 115A Bottom 115B Top 115C Left side 115D Right side 200 Display 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 550 Coin tube section 551 Coin tube side discharge section 560 Coin Lifter 570 Side wall

Claims

1. An input port into which the medium is input; An elastic plate made of an elastic member provided on at least some of the sides of the plurality of sides constituting the insertion port; A media processing device comprising:

2. The stretch plate is Among the plurality of sides, at least one side in the longitudinal direction of the insertion port is provided, The media processing device of claim 1 .

3. The longitudinal side is an upper side that constitutes the insertion port, The media processing device of claim 2 .

4. The upper side has a curved shape in which the ends are higher than the center. The media processing device of claim 3 .

5. The longitudinal width of the insertion slot is 1.2 times or more and 1.6 times or less than the diameter of the maximum diameter coin handled by the coin processing device. The media processing device of claim 1 .

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