COIN RECEIVING DEVICE IN COIN PROCESSING APPARATUS

Abstract

A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus is provided with a flat belt stretched around a pair of rollers substantially horizontally. A reverse rotation roller is disposed above the flat belt so that it is parallel with the axial line of the rollers, and the lower circumferential face is separated from the flat belt by a distance which is larger than thickness of a coin. A movable restrictor is disposed above the reverse rotation roller, which extends upstream of the flat belt in substantially parallel with the flat belt. A distance between the movable restrictor and the top face of the flat belt is smaller than a diameter of a coin having the largest diameter. The movable restrictor is convex toward an upstream direction of the flat belt. The movable restrictor is replaceably attached to a frame.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

In the drawings:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a coin recycling apparatus in which a coin receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is used;

FIG. 2 is a schematic explanatory view of a coin recycling apparatus in which a coin receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention is used;

FIG. 3 is a plan view of a coin receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross sectional view along the line A-A in FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is an exploded perspective view of a coin receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 6 is an operation explanatory view of a coin receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is an operation explanatory view of a coin receiving device according to the first embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view of a coin receiving device according to the second embodiment of the present invention.

Claims

1. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus, the coin receiving device comprising: a conveyor;a reverse rotation roller disposed above the conveyor to provide a gap of one coin or more, whereby movement of coins conveyed in a stack on the conveyor is restricted by the reverse rotation roller; anda movable restrictor arranged above the reverse rotation roller.

2. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable restrictor is formed of an elastic body.

3. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said movable restrictor is formed of a light-transmissive elastic body.

4. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus, comprising: a flat belt stretched around a pair of rollers and extending substantially horizontally;a reverse rotation roller disposed above said flat belt, parallel with an axial line of said pair of rollers, said reverse rotation roller having a lower circumferential face separated from said flat belt by a distance which is larger than a thickness of a coin; anda movable restrictor disposed adjacent to said reverse rotation roller, said movable restrictor extending in an upstream direction, relative to a coin conveying direction, of the flat belt and substantially parallel with said flat belt.

5. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein a distance between said movable restrictor and a top face of said flat belt is smaller than a diameter of a coin having the largest diameter.

6. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the movable restrictor is convex, toward an upstream of the flat belt.

7. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the movable restrictor is replaceably attached to a frame.

8. A coin processing apparatus coin receiving device comprising: a coin transport belt extending between a pair of rollers;a reverse rotation roller disposed above said belt, said reverse rotation roller defining a gap between a rotation roller lower circumferential face and said flat belt, said gap being larger than a thickness of a coin to be transported by said coin transport belt; anda movable restrictor disposed adjacent to said reverse rotation roller, said movable restrictor being disposed substantially parallel to said transport belt.

9. A coin processing apparatus coin receiving device according to claim 8, wherein: said coin transport belt extends substantially horizontally between said pair of rollers; andsaid movable restrictor extends in an upstream direction, relative to a coin conveying direction of said coin transport belt.

10. A coin processing apparatus coin receiving device according to claim 8, wherein a distance between said movable restrictor and a top face of said flat belt is smaller than a diameter of a coin having the largest diameter.

11. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the movable restrictor is convex to an upstream direction, relative to a coin conveying direction of said coin transport belt.

12. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the movable restrictor is replaceably attached to a frame.

13. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said movable restrictor is formed of an elastic body.

14. A coin receiving device in a coin processing apparatus according to claim 8, wherein said movable restrictor is formed of a light-transmissive elastic body.