Coin handling apparatus
Provided is a coin handling apparatus including: a storage unit; a drawer attachment unit to which a drawer is attached; a cassette attachment unit to which a coin transport cassette including an opening to be opened when the coin transport cassette is attached to a specific apparatus and giving or receiving a coin to or from the specific apparatus via the opening is attached; a first route forming portion forming a first route that guides the coin fed out of the storage unit to the drawer attached to the drawer attachment unit; a second route forming portion forming a second route that guides the coin fed out of the storage unit to the coin transport cassette attached to the cassette attachment unit; and a switching unit that switches a guide destination of the coin fed out of the storage unit to the first route or the second route.
1 . A coin handling apparatus, comprising:
a storage to store a coin therein and feed out the stored coin therefrom, wherein the storage comprises a plurality of storage boxes;
a first route to guide the coin fed out from the storage to a first container;
a second route to guide the coin fed out from the storage to a second container; and
a switch to switch a guide destination of the coin fed out from the storage between the first route and the second route, wherein
the first container includes a plurality of compartments,
the second container includes an opening,
in a replenishment processing of the first container:
the switch switches to the first route which is configured to guide the coin fed out from the plurality of the storage boxes to the first container, separately for each storage box, and
the coin fed out from the plurality of the storage boxes is received by the plurality of compartments, and
in a replenishment processing of the second container:
the switch switches to the second route which is configured to guide the coin fed out from the plurality of storage boxes to the second container, and
the coin is received by the second container via the opening.
2 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the first route comprises a plurality of first chutes provided one by one downward from the plurality of storage boxes, and
the second route comprises a transporter to transport the coin fed out from the plurality of storage boxes to the second container and further comprises a second chute to guide the coin fed out from the storage to the transporter.
3 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the transporter is a transport belt.
4 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of first chutes comprises a pair of drawer chutes, and
the second chute comprises a pair of plate-shaped members, a first one of which is provided between one of the drawer chutes and the transporter, and a second one of which is provided between the other of the drawer chutes and the transporter.
5 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the transporter is configured to
receive plural coins fed out from the plurality of storage boxes onto the transporter, and transport the plural coins to the second container.
6 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein each first chute of the plurality of first chutes connects to a corresponding storage box of the plurality of storage boxes and guides coins from the plurality of storage boxes to the first container.
7 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the switch comprises:
a fixing member having a first opening and a second opening, the first opening through which the coin fed out from the storage is capable of being discharged to the first route, the second opening through which the coin fed out from the storage is capable of being discharged to the second route; and
a blocking member to block the second opening in a case where the coin fed out of the storage is guided to the first route, and to block the first opening in a case where the coin fed out of the storage is guided to the second route.
8 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein
the fixing member further comprises an attitude defining portion to define an attitude of the coin such that the coin moves parallel to a surface of the coin, and
the blocking member blocks the second opening or the first opening by moving in a direction intersecting the surface of the coin, the attitude of the coin being defined by the attitude defining portion.
9 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 8 , wherein the blocking member blocks the second opening or the first opening by turning around an axis of a rotating shaft.
10 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the switch comprises:
a first switching mechanism to switch a guide destination of a coin fed out from a first storage box to the first route or the second route;
a second switching mechanism to switch a guide destination of a coin fed out of a second storage box to the first route or the second route; and
a switching controller configured to switch the first switching mechanism and the second switching mechanism.
11 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of storage boxes includes:
a first storage box to store a coin therein; and
a second storage box to store a coin therein, and
the switch comprises:
a first switching mechanism to switch a guide destination of the coin fed out from the first storage box between the first route and the second route; and
a second switching mechanism to switch a guide destination of the coin fed out from the second storage box between the first route and the second route.
12 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein the switch further comprises:
a first switching controller configured to control the first switching mechanism such that the coin fed out from the first storage box is guided to the first route or the second route; and
a second switching controller configured to control the second switching mechanism such that the coin fed out from the second storage box is guided to the first route or the second route.
13 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
each storage box of the plurality of storage boxes stores coin of one denomination different from each other, and
the switch is configured to switch the guide destination of the coin fed out from the storage such that coins of an arbitrary combination of denominations among a plurality of denominations are guided to the first route or the second route.
14 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first container is a drawer and the second container is a cassette.
15 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a first attachment to which the first container for transporting a coin between the coin handling apparatus and another apparatus is capable of being attached;
a second attachment to which the second container for transporting a coin between the coin handling apparatus and the another apparatus is capable of being attached; and
a drawer portion that is to be drawn from inside of the coin handling apparatus to a front side of the coin handling apparatus, wherein
the first attachment and the second attachment are provided in the drawer, and
the first container is capable of being attached to the first attachment when the second container is attached to the second attachment.
16 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 15 , wherein
the first attachment is provided on a rearward side from the second attachment in the drawer portion, and
the second attachment is provided in a front-side portion of the drawer portion.
17 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein
each storage box of the plurality of storage boxes stores coin of one denomination different from each other, and
the first route is further configured to guide the coin fed out from the plurality of the storage boxes to the first container for each denomination corresponding to each respective storage box.
18 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second route is further configured to guide the coin fed out from the plurality of the storage boxes together to the second container.
19 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the replenishment processing of the first container is completed, the switch switches the route from the first route to the second route and the replenishment process of the second container is started.
20 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when the replenishment processing of the second container is completed, the switch switches the route from the second route to the first route and the replenishment process of the first container is started.