Coin disposal device

Abstract

To collapse a posture of a coin in an upright state on a conveyance belt.SOLUTION: A coin processing apparatus includes: a conveyance belt that has a conveyance surface on which a coin can be mounted, and conveys the coin mounted on the conveyance surface in a conveyance direction; a first conveyance guide and a second conveyance guide that are formed along the conveyance direction so as to sandwich the conveyance belt, and respectively have a guide surface for regulating movement of the coin to a width direction of the conveyance belt; a projection that is formed so as to be projected to the second conveyance guide side on the guide surface of the first conveyance guide; and a leading member that is arranged at a position spaced from the conveyance surface over between the first conveyance guide and the second conveyance guide, and has a longer distance to the projection in the conveyance direction as it goes from the second conveyance guide to the first conveyance guide. The distance between the leading member on the guide surface of the first conveyance guide and the projection is longer than a diameter of the coin.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 8

Claims

1. A conveying belt having a conveying surface on which coins can be placed, and conveying coins placed on the conveying surface in the conveying direction, A first conveyor guide and a second conveyor guide are arranged opposite each other so as to sandwich the conveyor belt, and each has a guide surface that restricts the movement of the coins in the width direction of the conveyor belt, A projection is formed so as to protrude from the guide surface of the first transport guide toward the second transport guide, A guide member is positioned at a location separated from the conveying surface, extending between the first and second conveying guides, and positioned on the reverse conveying direction side, which is opposite to the conveying direction, than the projection, and is inclined such that the distance from the projection in the conveying direction increases as it moves from the second conveying guide side toward the first conveying guide side, A separation roller is positioned on the transport direction side of the aforementioned projection and is used to separate the coins placed on the transport surface one by one. A control unit drives the conveyor belt in the conveying direction, drives the conveyor belt in the reverse conveying direction, and then drives the conveyor belt again in the conveying direction. Equipped with, The distance between the guiding member and the projection on the guide surface side of the first transport guide is longer than the diameter of the coin. The control unit controls the conveyor belt to drive in the reverse conveying direction to a degree greater than the difference between the distance from the guiding member on the guide surface of the first conveyor guide to the separation roller and the diameter of the coin, when conveying the coin in the reverse conveying direction. Coin disposal device.

2. The aforementioned coin processing device is The system further includes a coin sensor that detects when the coin reaches a predetermined destination. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit, based on the results of detection by the coin sensor, determines that the coin has not reached the destination, controls the driving of the conveyor belt in the reverse conveying direction and the driving of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction.

3. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the control unit determines the number of times to repeatedly drive the conveyor belt in the reverse conveying direction and the conveyor belt in the conveying direction based on the difference between the number of coins to be conveyed to the conveying destination and the number of coins that have reached the conveying destination.

4. The coin processing device further includes an upright sensor that detects whether or not there are coins in an upright position on the conveyor belt. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the control unit repeatedly drives the conveyor belt in the reverse conveying direction and drives the conveyor belt in the conveying direction when the upright position sensor detects a coin in the upright position.

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