WO1992001271A1 - Improvements to coin control systems for automatic machines - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a series of improvements introduced in coin control systems for automatic machines, that is, for machines capable of supplying a product or service prior to introducing them into a coin or set of currencies, affecting such improvements both to the systems of selection of the coins and to the storage of the same and payment of prizes or returns.
- each currency check the validity or invalidity of the same and, if applicable, carry out its valuation, a classifier that allows the independence of the coins of each type or value, channeling them to a different receptacle, several stores, for coins of different value, destined for supply of said coins back to the outside of the machine, generally as a return or "exchange", means to return the coins introduced by the user when the machine is not in a position to supply the product that has been requested, etc.
- the coin control system constitutes a compact set in which the different elements of the coin can be pre-assembled regardless of the definitive assembly of said together in any type of machine, adopting such elements a rational distribution in order to achieve a minimum volumetric occupation, that is, to determine a block of small dimensions, easily implantable within any machine and with benefits Optimal nes from the functional point of view.
- the improvements that are recommended consist in the arrangement of the different operating elements of the control system within a rectangular-prismatic rectangular housing, in which the upper part is established and fixed.
- electronic coin selector whose access slot for them protrudes from the upper base of the case, as well as the button for returning defective coins, settling immediately Under this electronic selector a classifier that channels the different types of currency that can be accessed by the system to different returners, as well as to the general collector drawer of the machine, 5 which will be related to the said casing by means of an appropriate conduction.
- a temporary coin store is also established, acting as a reservoir of the group of coins introduced by the user of the machine until it supplies the corresponding product or service, returning said coins abroad in the If the machine is not in a position to supply such product or service.
- the provision is made, on the side walls of the housing, of fixing means for external and auxiliary returners and of grooves in said lateral walls that allow the passage of the coins towards the inside of the casing, where in turn guides are established for them that allow their proper channeling to the coin return conduit, which allows the complementary storage of coin types that are frequent in returns and that , on the contrary, the direct introduction of the same by the users of the machine is not foreseen, to be able to recharge the corresponding return.
- Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a coin control group for automatic machines made in accordance with the improvements object of the present invention.
- the selector (2) intended to receive, select and validate the coins, identifying each of them, unloads on the established classifier (8) within the housing (1) immediately below it, a classifier whose obvious purpose is the deviation of the coins, by different paths depending on their value, and preferably by activation by electromagnets, being associated to this classifier an alphanumeric LCD display (9), which is capable of issuing messages and allows a series of functions to be performed, this display (10) being visible through a window operatively practiced in said housing cover, not shown in The figures, as well as the push-buttons (10) for carrying out the aforementioned functions, also emerge through respective holes in the lid.
- a classifier whose obvious purpose is the deviation of the coins, by different paths depending on their value, and preferably by activation by electromagnets, being associated to this classifier an alphanumeric LCD display (9), which is capable of issuing messages and allows a series of functions to be performed, this display (10) being visible through a window operatively practiced in said housing cover, not shown in The
- the classifier (8) unloads on a series of coin storage tubes (11), corresponding to respective returners, each of which and as is conventional is provided with a motor, a gearbox, an eccentric, a connecting rod and a chopping board, with its corresponding support for the coin storage tube, fragmented tube in several sectors, so that while the lower one incorporates an empty __ ⁇ photodiode card, the upper one incorporates a filling photodiode card, without that these elements have been reflected in the figures because, as has just been said, they are conventional in themselves and can be replaced by different types of returners.
- the cover mentioned above is provided, in correspondence with the tubes (11) of the returners, of vertical slots that allow visually and directly control the amount of coins existing therein.
- a module (12) of temporary storage of coins is established which, as previously stated, allows the return of the same coins that have been introduced by the user abroad. , in the event that the machine is not in a position to supply the requested product or service.
- This module (12) has the advantage that faci ⁇ lita greater autonomy for change to the system, because if someone enters a currency that is not usually going to return tubes and the machine does not have the desired product, ie not can make the purchase, in an apparatus without this module will ⁇ irect noir currency to the bank or collector box, being imposi ⁇ ble recovery by the user, which does not happen.
- This module (12) since it temporarily and specifically stores the currencies that have been introduced by the user.
- SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA as is evident, the system also incorporates the necessary control board that governs all the elements and collects the accounting of sales and collections, to later dump the information on a printer or a computer.
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Abstract
The improvements comprise the integration of the whole control system within a prismatic-rectangular vertically elongate casing (1), wherein the electronic coin selector (2) is provided in the top part, and immediately under said selector a sorter (8) whose channels are controlled by electromagnets, said sorting device being assisted by a display (9) and a group of push-buttons (10) and in the bottom part of the casing, under the sorting device (8), there is provided a series of storage tubes (11) corresponding to respective return mechanisms, a unit (12) for the temporary storage of coins, as well as at least one groove (14) in one of the side walls of the case (1), which groove allows to provide for the optional coupling of an external return device (13) and which, through a guide (15), supplies the coins to the return passage.
Description
MEJORAS INTRODUCIDAS EN SISTEMAS DE CONTROL DE MONEDAS PARA MAQUINAS AUTOMÁTICAS IMPROVEMENTS INTRODUCED IN CURRENCY CONTROL SYSTEMS FOR AUTOMATIC MACHINES
D E S C R I P C I Ó ND E S C R I P C I Ó N
OBJETO DE LA INVENCIÓNOBJECT OF THE INVENTION
La presente invención se refiere a una serie de mejoras introducidas en los sistemas de control de monedas para máquinas automáticas, es decir, para máqui¬ nas capacitadas para suministrar un producto o un servi¬ cio previa introducción en las mismas de una moneda o juego de monedas, afectando tales mejoras tanto a los sistemas de selección de las monedas como a los de almacenamiento de las mismas y pago de premios o devoluciones.The present invention relates to a series of improvements introduced in coin control systems for automatic machines, that is, for machines capable of supplying a product or service prior to introducing them into a coin or set of currencies, affecting such improvements both to the systems of selection of the coins and to the storage of the same and payment of prizes or returns.
ANTECEDENTES DE LA INVENCIÓNBACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
En máquinas automáticas del tipo anteriormente citado, como por ejemplo máquinas recreativas, máquinas expendedoras de tabacos o bebidas, etc., para control de las monedas se hacen imprescindibles una serie de mecanismos tales como por ejemplo un selector que sea capaz de detectar el paso de cada moneda, comprobar la validez o invalidez de la misma y en su caso efectuar su valoración, un clasificador que permita independizar las monedas de cada tipo o valor, canalizándolas hacia un receptáculo diferente, varios almacenes, para monedas de diferente valor, destinados al suministro de dichas monedas de nuevo al exterior de la máquina, generalmente como devolución o "cambio", medios para devolver las monedas introducidas por el usuario cuando la máquina no se encuentra en condiciones de suministrar el producto que le ha sido solicitado, etc.
En la actualidad todos estos elementos* consti¬ tuyen un conjunto disperso en el que tales elementos, si bien se encuentran interrelacionados funcionalmente, son absolutamente independientes desde el punto de vista tísico, ubicándose cada uno de ellos en el lugar más apropiado de la máquina y fijándose convenientemente en dicho lugar, todo lo cual supone una extraordinaria complejidad de montaje, el cual varía además de cada tipo de máquina a otro diferente, lo que complica aún más las cosas, si esto cabe.In automatic machines of the aforementioned type, such as recreational machines, tobacco or beverage vending machines, etc., a series of mechanisms such as for example a selector that is capable of detecting the passage of currents are essential for coin control. each currency, check the validity or invalidity of the same and, if applicable, carry out its valuation, a classifier that allows the independence of the coins of each type or value, channeling them to a different receptacle, several stores, for coins of different value, destined for supply of said coins back to the outside of the machine, generally as a return or "exchange", means to return the coins introduced by the user when the machine is not in a position to supply the product that has been requested, etc. At present all these elements * constitute a dispersed set in which such elements, although they are functionally interrelated, are absolutely independent from the physical point of view, each of them being located in the most appropriate place of the machine and conveniently looking at that place, all of which involves an extraordinary complexity of assembly, which varies in addition to each type of machine to a different one, which further complicates things, if this fits.
DESCRIPCIÓN DE LA INVENCIÓNDESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Las mejoras que la invención propone han sido concebidas para resolver esta problemática a plena satis¬ facción, de manera que el sistema de control de monedas constituya un conjunto compacto en el que los diferentes elementos integrantes del mismo pueden ser premontados independientemente del definitivo montaje de dicho con- junto en cualquier tipo de máquina, adoptando tales elementos una distribución racional en orden a conseguir una ocupación volumétrica mínima, es decir, a determinar un bloque de reducidas dimensiones, fácilmente implanta- ble en el seno de cualquier máquina y con unas prestacio- nes óptimas desde el punto de vista funcional.The improvements that the invention proposes have been designed to solve this problem to full satisfaction, so that the coin control system constitutes a compact set in which the different elements of the coin can be pre-assembled regardless of the definitive assembly of said together in any type of machine, adopting such elements a rational distribution in order to achieve a minimum volumetric occupation, that is, to determine a block of small dimensions, easily implantable within any machine and with benefits Optimal nes from the functional point of view.
Para ello y de forma más concreta, las mejoras que se preconizan consisten en la disposición de los diferentes elementos operativos del sistema de control en el seno de una carcasa prismático-rectangular, alarga¬ da verticalmente, en la que superiormente se establece y fija el selector electrónico de monedas, cuya ranura de acceso para las mismas sobresale de la base superior de la carcasa, al igual que el pulsador para devolución de monedas defectuosas, estableciéndose inmediatamente
debajo de este selector electrónico un clasificador que canaliza los diferentes tipos de moneda que pueden acceder al sistema hacia diferentes devolvedores, así como también al cajón colector general de la máquina, 5 que estará relacionado con la citada carcasa mediante una conducción apropiada. En esta parte inferior de la carcasa se establece también un almacén temporal de monedas, actuante como reservorio del grupo de monedas introducido por el usuario de la máquina hasta que ésta 0 suministra el correspondiente producto o servicio, devol¬ viendo dichas monedas al exterior en el caso de que la máquina no se encuentre en condiciones de suministrar tal producto o servicio.For this and more specifically, the improvements that are recommended consist in the arrangement of the different operating elements of the control system within a rectangular-prismatic rectangular housing, in which the upper part is established and fixed. electronic coin selector, whose access slot for them protrudes from the upper base of the case, as well as the button for returning defective coins, settling immediately Under this electronic selector a classifier that channels the different types of currency that can be accessed by the system to different returners, as well as to the general collector drawer of the machine, 5 which will be related to the said casing by means of an appropriate conduction. In this lower part of the case, a temporary coin store is also established, acting as a reservoir of the group of coins introduced by the user of the machine until it supplies the corresponding product or service, returning said coins abroad in the If the machine is not in a position to supply such product or service.
Por último y también de acuerdo con las mejoras que se preconizan se ha previsto la disposición, en las paredes laterales de la carcasa, de medios de fija¬ ción para devolvedores exteriores y auxiliares y de ranuras en dichas paredes laterales que permiten el paso de las monedas hacia el interior de la carcasa, donde a su vez se establecen guías para las mismas que permiten su adecuada canalización hacia el conducto de devolución de monedas, lo que permite el almacenaje complementario de tipos de monedas que resulten frecuen- tes en devoluciones y que, por el contrario, no se prevea la introducción directa de las mismas por parte de los usuarios de la máquina, para poder recargar los corres¬ pondientes devolvedores.Finally, and also in accordance with the improvements that are recommended, the provision is made, on the side walls of the housing, of fixing means for external and auxiliary returners and of grooves in said lateral walls that allow the passage of the coins towards the inside of the casing, where in turn guides are established for them that allow their proper channeling to the coin return conduit, which allows the complementary storage of coin types that are frequent in returns and that , on the contrary, the direct introduction of the same by the users of the machine is not foreseen, to be able to recharge the corresponding return.
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'Para complementar la descripción que se está realizando y con objeto de ayudar a una mejor compren¬ sión de las características del invento, se acompaña a la presente memoria descriptiva, como parte integrante ' To complement the description that is being made and in order to help a better understanding of the features of the invention, this descriptive report is attached as an integral part.
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de la misma, una hoja única de planos en la que con carácter ilustrativo y no limitativo se ha representado lo siguiente:H OJ ASU ST IT UIDA of the same, a single sheet of plans in which the following has been represented by way of illustration and not limitation:
La figura 1.- Muestra una vista en perspectiva de un grupo de control de monedas para máquinas automáti¬ cas realizado de acuerdo con las mejoras objeto de la presente invención.Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a coin control group for automatic machines made in accordance with the improvements object of the present invention.
I»a figura 2.- Muestra otra perspectiva del mismo conjunto de la figura anterior, desde diferente ángulo de observación.I »to figure 2.- It shows another perspective of the same set of the previous figure, from different angle of observation.
REALIZACIÓN PREFERENTE DE LA INVENCIÓNPREFERRED EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION
A la vista de estas figuras puede observarse cómo un sistema de control de monedas de acuerdo con tales mejoras se agrupa en el seno de una carcasa (1), de configuración prismático-rectangular, alargada verti- cálmente, que en el ejemplo de realización práctica representado en las figuras aparece desprovista de la correspondiente tapa de acceso a sus' mecanismos, carcasa (1 ) en la que superiormente se establece un selector de monedas (2) , de cualquier tipo convencional, preferen- temente un selector electrónico, cuya embocadura (3) de acceso para las monedas sobresale a través de una ventana operativamente practicada en la base superiorIn view of these figures, it can be seen how a coin control system according to such improvements is grouped within a casing (1), of vertically elongated prismatic-rectangular configuration, than in the example of practical embodiment represented in figures devoid appears corresponding access their 'mechanisms housing (1) lid which superiorly a coin selector (2), of any conventional type, temente preferential an electronic selector, the mouth of which is established ( 3) access for the coins protrudes through a window operatively practiced in the upper base
(4) de la carcasa, lo mismo que sucede con el pulsador(4) of the housing, the same as with the button
(5) para devolución de monedas defectuosas, existiendo además en esta base un pasamuros (6) para el cable (7) de conexión eléctrica del sistema.(5) for the return of defective coins, there is also in this base a cable gland (6) for the electrical connection cable (7) of the system.
El selector (2), destinado a recibir, selec¬ cionar y validar las monedas, identificando cada una de ellas, descarga sobre el clasificador (8) establecido
en el seno de la carcasa (1 ) inmediatamente por debajo de él, clasificador cuya evidente finalidad es la desvia¬ ción de las monedas, por distintas trayectorias en fun¬ ción del valor de las mismas, y preferentemente mediante activación por electroimanes, estando asociado a este clasificador un display (9) LCD alfanumérico, que es capaz de emitir mensajes y permite realizar una serie de funciones, siendo este display (10) visible a través de una ventana operativamente practicada en la citada tapa de la carcasa, no representada en las figuras, a la vez que los pulsadores (10) para llevar a cabo las funciones citadas, emergen también a través de res¬ pectivos orificios de la tapa.The selector (2), intended to receive, select and validate the coins, identifying each of them, unloads on the established classifier (8) within the housing (1) immediately below it, a classifier whose obvious purpose is the deviation of the coins, by different paths depending on their value, and preferably by activation by electromagnets, being associated to this classifier an alphanumeric LCD display (9), which is capable of issuing messages and allows a series of functions to be performed, this display (10) being visible through a window operatively practiced in said housing cover, not shown in The figures, as well as the push-buttons (10) for carrying out the aforementioned functions, also emerge through respective holes in the lid.
El clasificador (8) descarga sobre una serie de tubos (11) de almacenaje de monedas, correspondientes a respectivos devolvedores, cada uno de los cuales y como es convencional está provisto de un motor, una caja reductora, una excéntrica, una biela y una tajadera, con su correspondiente soporte para el tubo de almacena¬ miento de las monedas, tubo fragmentado en varios secto¬ res, de manera que mientras el inferior incorpora una tarjeta de fotodiodos __β vaciado, el superior incorpora una tarjeta de fotodiodos de llenado, sin que estos elementos se hayan reflejado en las figuras por cuanto que, como acaba de decirse, son en sí mismos convenciona¬ les y pueden ser sustituidos por diferente tipo de devol¬ vedores.The classifier (8) unloads on a series of coin storage tubes (11), corresponding to respective returners, each of which and as is conventional is provided with a motor, a gearbox, an eccentric, a connecting rod and a chopping board, with its corresponding support for the coin storage tube, fragmented tube in several sectors, so that while the lower one incorporates an empty __β photodiode card, the upper one incorporates a filling photodiode card, without that these elements have been reflected in the figures because, as has just been said, they are conventional in themselves and can be replaced by different types of returners.
La tapa repetidamente citada está provista, en correspondencia con los tubos (11) de los devolvedo¬ res, de ranuras verticales que permiten controlar visual y directamente la cantidad de monedas existentes en los mismos.The cover mentioned above is provided, in correspondence with the tubes (11) of the returners, of vertical slots that allow visually and directly control the amount of coins existing therein.
Este módulo (12) tiene la ventaja de que faci¬ lita una mayor autonomía de cambio al sistema, dado que si alguien introduce una moneda que no va normalmente a los tubos de devolución y la máquina no dispone del producto deseado, es decir, no se puede efectuar la compra, en un aparato sin este módulo la moneda pasará αirectamente a la hucha o cofre colector, siendo imposi¬ ble su recuperación por parte del usuario, lo que no ocurre con . este módulo (12) ya que el mismo almacena temporal y concretamente las propias monedas que han sido introducidas por el usuario.This module (12) has the advantage that faci ¬ lita greater autonomy for change to the system, because if someone enters a currency that is not usually going to return tubes and the machine does not have the desired product, ie not can make the purchase, in an apparatus without this module will αirectamente currency to the bank or collector box, being imposi ¬ ble recovery by the user, which does not happen. This module (12) since it temporarily and specifically stores the currencies that have been introduced by the user.
υe acuerdo con las mejoras que se preconizan es factible también el establecimiento de devolvedores auxiliares exteriores (13) que se montan sobre la pared lateral de la carcasa (1 ) pero exteriormente y que se acoplan a ranuras (14) de dicha pared a través de las que las monedas son canalizadas hacia un guiamonedas (15) que las conduce hacia la canalización de devolución, obviamente, estos devolvedores externos (13), por su propia posición, no pueden recibir monedas a través αel selector (2) del sistema, estando previstos para aquellos casos en los que se prevee una devolución de un determinado tipo de moneda mucho más frecuente que la introducción de dicha moneda en la máquina por parte de los usuarios de la misma.According to the improvements that are recommended, it is also feasible to establish external auxiliary returners (13) that are mounted on the side wall of the housing (1) but externally and that are coupled to grooves (14) of said wall through which the coins are channeled to a guiamonedas ( 15 ) that leads them to the return channeling, obviously, these external returners (13), by their own position, cannot receive coins through the selector (2) of the system, being provided for those cases in which a return of a certain type of currency is expected to be much more frequent than the introduction of said currency into the machine by its users.
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como es evidente, el sistema incorpora también la necesaria placa de control que gobierna todos los elementos y recoge las contabilidades de ventas y recau¬ daciones, para volcar posteriormente la información sobre una impresora o un ordenador.SUBSTITUTE SHEET I DA as is evident, the system also incorporates the necessary control board that governs all the elements and collects the accounting of sales and collections, to later dump the information on a printer or a computer.
No se considera necesario hacer más extensa esta descripción para que cualquier experto en la materia comprenda el alcance de la invención y las ventajas que de la misma se derivan.It is not considered necessary to make this description more extensive so that any person skilled in the art understands the scope of the invention and the advantages derived therefrom.
Los materiales, forma, tamaño y disposición de los elementos serán susceptibles de variación, siempre y cuando ello no suponga una alteración a la esencialidad del invento.The materials, shape, size and arrangement of the elements will be susceptible to variation, as long as this does not imply an alteration to the essentiality of the invention.
os términos en que se ha descrito esta memoria deberán ser tomados siempre en sentido amplio y no limi¬ tativo.The terms in which this report has been described must always be taken in a broad and non-limiting sense.
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1a.- Mejoras introducidas en sistemas de con¬ trol de monedas para máquinas automáticas, esencialmente caracterizadas porque consisten en la disposición de una carcasa prismático-rectangular, alargada verticalmen- te, en cuyo seno se establece y fija a nivel superior el selector de monedas, preferentemente de tipo electró¬ nico, cuya ranura de introducción para dichas monedas y el pulsador de devolución de monedas defectuosas emer¬ gen a través de ventanas operativamente practicadas en la base superior de dicha carcasa, en la que a nivel medio, inmediatamente por debajo del selector, se esta¬ blece un clasificador, preferentemente del tipo de los que cuentan con electroimanes para desviación y clasifi¬ cación de las monedas y que está asistido por un display alfanumérico capaz de emitir mensajes y realizar dife¬ rentes funciones, desembocando este clasificador sobre un conducto inferior que canaliza las monedas al cajón o cofre de recogida definitiva y sobre una serie de tubos verticales establecidos en la zona inferior de la carcasa y correspondientes a respectivos mecanismos devolvedores, estableciéndose también en esta zona infe¬ rior de la carcasa un módulo de almacenamiento temporal de monedas, que permite la devolución de las monedas introducidas por un usuario cuando la máquina no se encuentra en condiciones de prestar el correspondiente producto o servicio solicitado, habiéndose previsto la existencia en al menos una de las paredes laterales de dicha carcasa de medios de fijación para devolvedores exteriores que, a través de una ranura operativamente establecida- en dicha pared lateral vierten sobre una rampa guiamonedas que las conduce hacia el conducto de devolución de monedas, y con la especial particulari- dad de que la tapa de cierre de dicha carcasa incorpora1 .- Improvements introduced in systems trol con¬ coin for automatic machines, essentially characterized in that they consist in the provision of a housing prismatic-rectangular, elongated vertically, within which is established and fixed to upper level selector coins, preferably of an electronic type, whose introduction slot for said coins and the return button for defective coins emerges through windows operatively practiced in the upper base of said housing, in which at medium level, immediately by Below the selector, a classifier is established, preferably of the type that has electromagnets for deviation and classification of currencies and is assisted by an alphanumeric display capable of issuing messages and performing different functions, leading to this classifier on a lower duct that channels the coins to the drawer or chest of definitive collection and on a Rie of vertical tubes established in the lower area of the housing and corresponding to respective return mechanisms, also establishing in this lower area of the housing a temporary coin storage module, which allows the return of the coins introduced by a user when the machine is not in a position to provide the corresponding product or service requested, the existence of at least one of the side walls of said housing of fixing means for external returners having been provided, which, through an operatively established groove- in said side wall pours on a ramp guiamonedas that leads them to the coin return duct, and with the particular feature that the cover of said housing incorporates
ventanas de visualización del display y de accionamiento de los pulsadores asociados al mismo, así como ranuras verticales de visualizacion del contenido de los tubos devolvedores.display windows for the display and actuation of the buttons associated with it, as well as vertical slots for displaying the contents of the return tubes.
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