CN215653755U - Coin stack device - Google Patents

Abstract

The coin stack device comprises a coin collecting mechanism, wherein the center of the coin collecting mechanism is provided with a through groove for moving input coins into the through groove and arranging the coins in a ring shape. A tray is positioned in the through groove of the coin collecting mechanism, and a plurality of coins moved into the through groove by the coin collecting mechanism are arranged above the tray. The saddle is moved up and down and rotated by a driving mechanism. A rail extends upwardly from the upper portion of the coin collecting mechanism, the rail having an annular outer wall with an outlet formed therein, a central column centrally located within the annular outer wall, and a longitudinally extending annular passage formed between the annular outer wall and the central column. A plurality of support structures surrounding the outside of the central column are also formed between the annular outer wall and the central column. The annular channel forms a coin channel between two adjacent support structures for receiving a coin therethrough. When the tray table moves to the upper part of the plurality of supporting structures through the track, the driving mechanism drives the tray table to rotate for a certain angle and descend, namely, the plurality of coins on the tray table rotate along with the tray table and are arranged above the plurality of supporting structures.

Description

Coin stack device

Technical Field

The utility model relates to a mechanism for stacking coins, in particular to a coin stacking device.

Background

In the gaming machine of the related art, coins are an important tool in the game, and many kinds of gaming machines are tools using coins as prizes. Coins are moved differently on the table throughout the course of the game. A large number of coins are often input into the gaming machine and moved as needed. These large numbers of coins need to be placed in specific areas to form an irregular stack of coins.

The traditional game machine lacks a mechanism for neatly stacking coins, so that the coins in the game machine can only form a disordered stacking structure, and when the game machine moves the stacked coins, the propelling of the coins cannot be effectively controlled, and the application of a game mode is limited. Moreover, the messy stacked coins are visually lack of beauty, and the whole game effect is reduced.

Therefore, the present invention is directed to a novel coin stacking apparatus for stacking coins in a tower in an orderly manner, so that a game machine can achieve more diversified game applications, thereby solving the above-mentioned drawbacks of the prior art.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

Therefore, the present invention is directed to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, and the present invention provides a coin stacking apparatus, which uses a rail having a supporting structure, so that a tray can place coins above the supporting structure in a lifting and rotating manner, and the coins can be stacked layer by layer in a staggered manner by repeating the same process, thereby forming a tower-shaped coin stacking structure. Therefore, the structure of the utility model can be applied to a game machine, coins can be effectively formed into a stable stack structure so as to be convenient for subsequent various game operations, the application of the game can be more diversified, moreover, the whole tower-shaped coin stack structure also has neat and beautiful appearance, and the entertainment effect of the game is improved.

The utility model provides a coin stacking device for achieving the above purpose, which comprises a coin collecting mechanism, a coin collecting mechanism and a coin stacking mechanism, wherein the center of the coin collecting mechanism is provided with a through groove, and the coin collecting mechanism is used for receiving coins input from the outside and moving a plurality of coins into the through groove and arranging the coins in a ring shape; a tray table is a hollow cylindrical structure and is positioned in the through groove of the coin collecting mechanism, a plurality of coins which are moved into the through groove by the coin collecting mechanism are arranged above the tray table in an annular mode, the inner side of each coin is exposed out of the inner side wall of the tray table, and the outer side of each coin is exposed out of the outer side wall of the tray table; the supporting platform is connected with a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting platform to move up and down and driving the supporting platform to rotate by taking the axis of the supporting platform as a center; a rail extending upwards from the upper part of the coin collecting mechanism, wherein the rail is provided with an annular outer wall, an outlet is formed above the annular outer wall, a central column is arranged in the center of the annular outer wall, and a longitudinally extending annular channel is formed between the annular outer wall and the central column; a plurality of supporting structures surrounding the outer side of the central column are formed between the annular outer wall and the central column; each supporting structure comprises an outer supporting part and an inner supporting part, wherein the outer supporting part is positioned on the inner wall surface of the annular outer wall, the inner supporting part is positioned on the outer wall surface of the central column, and the upper ends of the outer supporting part and the inner supporting part are positioned at the outlet; the annular channel forms a coin channel capable of accommodating a coin to pass through between two adjacent supporting structures, and the number of the coin channels is equal to that of the coins arranged above the tray table by the coin collecting mechanism; and the pallet can enter the track when moving upwards, wherein the space between the outer supporting part and the inner supporting part of each supporting structure can accommodate the pallet to pass through, so that the pallet rises along the annular channel; when the upper end of the tray table moves to the outlet and is positioned above the plurality of supporting structures, the driving mechanism drives the tray table to rotate for an angle and descend, namely, the plurality of coins on the tray table rotate and are positioned above the plurality of supporting structures; wherein the inner side of each coin is supported by the inner support portion of the support structure, and the outer side is supported by the outer support portion of the support structure.

Drawings

The present invention will be described in further detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and specific embodiments.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic assembly of the components of the present invention;

FIG. 2 shows a schematic top side view of the track of the present invention;

FIG. 3 shows a rear side schematic view of the assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 4 shows a bottom side schematic view of the assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 5 shows a schematic front side view of an assembly of components of the present invention;

FIG. 6 shows a partial assembly schematic of the present invention;

FIG. 7 shows a schematic view of a pallet of the present invention;

FIG. 8 is a schematic view of the pallet and drive mechanism assembly of the present invention;

FIG. 9 shows another side schematic view of the pallet and drive mechanism combination of the present invention;

FIG. 10A is a schematic view showing the operation of the cradle of the present invention to raise a coin;

FIG. 10B shows a schematic view of the position of a coin within the track of FIG. 10A;

FIG. 11A shows a schematic view of a coin of the present invention positioned at the exit of a track;

FIG. 11B shows a schematic of the coin position at the exit of the track of FIG. 11A;

FIG. 12 shows a schematic view of the exit of the track of the present invention forming a multi-layer stack of coins;

FIG. 13A shows a top side schematic view of the coin collection mechanism of the present invention;

FIG. 13B shows an operational view of the latch of FIG. 13A;

FIG. 14A is an exploded view showing the operational state of the coin inserter of the present invention;

FIG. 14B is an exploded assembly view showing the movement of the push rod of the present invention;

FIG. 14C is an exploded view of the assembly showing the coin of the present invention dropped into the movable plate;

FIG. 14D is an exploded view of the assembly showing the coin of the present invention dropped into the coin disk;

FIG. 15A shows a coin dispensing tray of the present invention filled with coins;

FIG. 15B shows an operational view of the pusher dog of FIG. 15A.

Description of the reference numerals

3 coin 52 internal support part

10 coin collecting mechanism 60 baffle

11 groove 61 slide

12 coin-in device 71 solenoid valve detector

13 push rod 72 coin collecting hole detector

14 movable plate 73 tray table rotation detector

15 position detector on baffle 74 pallet

16 coin-separating disk 75 pallet lower positioning detector

17 bolt 76 coin clearing position detector

18 drive gear 80 machine

20 pallet 111 punch

21 thimble 121 output end

30 drive mechanism 122 counter

31 base 141 coin placing hole

32 through hole of rotary frame 151

33 longitudinal screw 161 coin collecting hole

34 lifting motor 162 salient point

35 rotary motor 163 recess

36 center pole 165 coin-shifting tooth sheet

37 guide rod 166 external teeth

40 track 171 electromagnetic valve mechanism

41 annular outer wall 181 gear motor

42 center post 311 mounting hole

43 toroidal race 341 belt gearset

44 outlet 351 connecting rod

50 support structure 431 coin channel

51 outer support part.

Detailed Description

The technical solution in the embodiments of the present invention is clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention. In the following description, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention, but the present invention may be practiced in other ways than those specifically described and will be readily apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and therefore the present invention is not limited to the specific embodiments disclosed below.

Referring to fig. 1 to fig. 15B, a coin stacking apparatus of the present invention is shown, which includes the following components:

a coin collecting mechanism 10 having a through slot 11 at the center (as shown in fig. 6), the coin collecting mechanism 10 being used for receiving the coins 3 inputted from the outside and moving a plurality of coins 3 into the through slot 11 and arranging them in a ring-like manner (as shown in fig. 15B).

A tray 20 is a hollow cylindrical structure, and is located in the through groove 11 of the coin collecting mechanism 10 (as shown in fig. 6), a plurality of coins 3 moving into the through groove 11 in the coin collecting mechanism 10 are annularly placed above the tray 20, the inner side of each coin 3 is exposed out of the inner side wall of the tray 20, and the outer side of each coin 3 is exposed out of the outer side wall of the tray 20. The support 20 is connected to a driving mechanism 30, and the driving mechanism 30 is used for driving the support 20 to move up and down and driving the support 20 to rotate around its axis.

A rail 40 extends upwardly from above the coin collecting mechanism 10. As shown in fig. 1 and 2, the rail 40 has an annular outer wall 41 with an outlet 44 formed therein, a central column 42 is formed in the center of the annular outer wall 41, and a longitudinally extending annular channel 43 is formed between the annular outer wall 41 and the central column 42. A plurality of support structures 50 are also formed between the annular outer wall 41 and the center post 42 around the outside of the center post 42. Each of the support structures 50 includes an outer support portion 51 located on the inner wall surface of the annular outer wall 41 and an inner support portion 52 located on the outer wall surface of the center post 42, and the upper ends of the outer support portion 51 and the inner support portion 52 are located at the outlet 44. The annular channel 43 forms a coin channel 431 between two adjacent support structures 50 for accommodating a coin 3, and the number of the coin channels 431 is equal to the number of the coins 3 placed on the pallet 20 by the coin collecting mechanism 10.

As the pallet 20 moves upwardly, it enters the track 40, wherein the space between the outer support 51 and inner support 52 of each support structure 50 accommodates the pallet 20 to pass through, such that the pallet 20 rises along the annular channel 43. When the upper end of the pallet 20 moves to the outlet 44 and is located above the supporting structures 50 (as shown in fig. 10A and 10B), the driving mechanism 30 drives the pallet 20 to rotate and descend, i.e. the coins 3 on the pallet 20 are rotated and placed above the supporting structures 50 to form the first layer of coins 3, wherein the inner side of each coin 3 is supported by the inner supporting portion 52 of the supporting structure 50, and the outer side is supported by the outer supporting portion 51 of the supporting structure 50 (as shown in fig. 11A and 11B). The subsequent coins 3 received by the coin collecting mechanism 10 are received by the tray 20, and are driven by the driving mechanism 30 to rise above the supporting structures 50, so that the subsequent coins 3 are pushed up against the first layer of coins 3 and are offset from the first layer of coins 3, and when the tray 20 rotates for an angle and then descends again, the subsequent coins 3 are placed above the supporting structures 50 to form the next layer of coins 3. In the same manner as described above, a plurality of layers of interleaved stacks of coins 3 can be formed above the exit of the track 40, as shown in figure 12.

As shown in fig. 13A to 15B, the coin collecting mechanism 10 includes a coin inserter 12 for receiving the input coins 3 and delivering the coins 3 from an output end 121. The coin inserter 12 includes a counter 122 for detecting the number of coins 3 that pass. A push rod 13 is located below the outlet of the coin feeder 12 for receiving the coins 3 fed from the coin feeder 12, and when the number of the coins 3 reaches a set number, the push rod 13 moves to one side. A movable plate 14 is located under the pushing rod 13, the movable plate 14 includes a plurality of coin placing holes 141, and when the movable plate 14 rotates to make the coin placing holes 141 align with the coins 3 of the moving pushing rod 13, the coins 3 of the pushing rod 13 sequentially drop into the coin placing holes 141. A blocking plate 15 is located below the movable plate 14 for supporting the coins 3 in the coin placing holes 141, the blocking plate 15 includes a through hole 151, when the movable plate 14 rotates to align the coin placing holes 141 with the through hole 151, the coins 3 in the coin placing holes 141 fall into the through hole 151 and move downward. A coin disk 16 is located under the blocking plate 15, and the coin disk 16 has a protruding point 162 for engaging with the movable plate 14 to make it move with the movable plate 14, so that the coin disk 16 rotates when the movable plate 14 rotates. The coin disk 16 includes a plurality of coin collecting holes 161, and the coins 3 falling from the through holes 151 of the shutter 15 sequentially drop into the coin collecting holes 161 as the coin disk 16 rotates.

The movable plate 14, the blocking plate 15 and the coin separating disc 16 all include through holes 111 at the centers thereof, and the through holes 111 are all communicated with each other to form the through slot 11. Wherein the coin disk 16 includes coin-shifting teeth 165 on the outer side of each coin-collecting hole 161, when each coin-shifting tooth 165 rotates, the coin 3 in each coin-collecting hole 161 is shifted toward the center and enters the through hole 111 of the coin disk 16, so that the coin 3 is placed above the pallet 20.

The outer side of the coin disk 16 is formed with external teeth 166, the external teeth 166 are engaged with a driving gear 18, and the driving gear 18 is driven by a gear motor 181 to drive the coin disk 16 and the movable plate 14 to rotate. When the driving gear 18 drives the coin-separating plate 16 to rotate in the same direction, the movable plate 14 is driven to drop the coins 3 into the coin-separating plate 16 in sequence. When the drive gear 18 rotates the coin disk 16 in reverse, the coin shifting teeth 165 are driven to shift the coin 3 towards the center.

As shown in fig. 1, 3, 8 and 9, the driving mechanism 30 includes a base 31, a rotatable rotating frame 32 is mounted above the base 31, the rotating frame 32 extends upward and is connected to the supporting platform 20, and the base 31 is screwed on a longitudinal screw 33. A mounting hole 311 penetrates the base 31 and the rotating frame 32. A center rod 36 extends through the mounting hole 311, and the upper end of the center rod 36 is connected to the center post 42. A lifting motor 34 is located below the base 31, and the lifting motor 34 drives the longitudinal screw 33 to rotate (as shown in fig. 4) by using a belt gear set 341, so as to drive the base 31 to move on the longitudinal screw 33, so that the base 31 moves up and down along the central rod 36, and the gantry 20 is driven to lift and lower. A rotation motor 35 is disposed on the base 31, and the rotation motor 35 rotates the rotary frame 32 through a link 351 to rotate the pallet 20. The base 31 is also mounted on a guide rod 37, and the guide rod 37 is used for guiding the base 31 to move up and down when the base 31 is driven by the longitudinal screw 33 to move.

As shown in fig. 5 and 7, a partition 60 is disposed below the through slot 11 of the coin collecting mechanism 10, a plurality of movable ejector pins 21 are mounted on the tray 20, and the ejector pins 21 are located below the coins 3 carried by the tray 20, when the tray 20 descends below the coin collecting mechanism 10 and contacts the partition 60, the partition 60 will push up the ejector pins 21, so that the ejector pins 21 push out the coins 3 above the tray 20, and the coins 3 are output from the two slideways 61 located on the two sides above the partition 60. When a problem occurs in the stack of coins 3, the position of the coin 3 can be reset using the above-described structure.

A latch 17 is mounted on one side of the coin collecting mechanism 10, the latch 17 is driven by a solenoid mechanism 171, and the latch 17 is adapted to engage a recess 163 formed in the periphery of the coin disk 16 to lock the coin disk 16.

A solenoid valve detector 71 is located at one side of the pin 17 for detecting the moving state of the solenoid valve mechanism driving the pin 17.

A coin collecting hole detector 72 is located on one side of the coin disk 16 for detecting whether there are coins 3 in the coin collecting hole 161 of the coin disk 16.

A gantry rotation detector 73 is located on the base 31 for detecting the rotation of the rotating frame 32.

An on-pallet positioning detector 74 is located outside the longitudinal screw 33 for positioning the pallet 20 over the plurality of support structures 50 of the track 40. A lower pallet positioning detector 75 is provided below the upper pallet positioning detector 74 for positioning the pallet 20 in the through slot 11 of the coin collecting mechanism 10.

A coin position detector 76 is provided at one side of the driving mechanism 30 for positioning the tray table 20 to the position of the partition 60.

A machine table 80 for accommodating the coin collecting mechanism 10, the supporting platform 20, the driving mechanism 30, the rail 40 and the detectors.

The utility model has the advantages that the track with the supporting structure is applied, so that the tray table can place the coins above the supporting structure in a rising and rotating mode, and the coins can be stacked layer by layer in a staggered mode by repeating the same process to form a tower-shaped coin stacking structure. Therefore, the structure of the utility model can be applied to a game machine, coins can be effectively formed into a stable stack structure so as to be convenient for subsequent various game operations, the application of the game can be more diversified, moreover, the whole tower-shaped coin stack structure also has neat and beautiful appearance, and the entertainment effect of the game is improved.

It is to be understood that the described embodiments are merely a few embodiments of the utility model, and not all embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

Claims (10)

1. A coin stacking apparatus, comprising:

the coin collecting mechanism is provided with a through groove at the center and is used for receiving coins input from the outside and moving a plurality of coins into the through groove and arranging the coins in a ring shape;

a tray table is a hollow cylindrical structure and is positioned in the through groove of the coin collecting mechanism, a plurality of coins which are moved into the through groove by the coin collecting mechanism are arranged above the tray table in an annular mode, the inner side of each coin is exposed out of the inner side wall of the tray table, and the outer side of each coin is exposed out of the outer side wall of the tray table; the supporting platform is connected with a driving mechanism, and the driving mechanism is used for driving the supporting platform to move up and down and driving the supporting platform to rotate by taking the axis of the supporting platform as a center;

a rail extending upwards from the upper part of the coin collecting mechanism, wherein the rail is provided with an annular outer wall, an outlet is formed above the annular outer wall, a central column is arranged in the center of the annular outer wall, and a longitudinally extending annular channel is formed between the annular outer wall and the central column; a plurality of supporting structures surrounding the outer side of the central column are formed between the annular outer wall and the central column; each supporting structure comprises an outer supporting part and an inner supporting part, wherein the outer supporting part is positioned on the inner wall surface of the annular outer wall, the inner supporting part is positioned on the outer wall surface of the central column, and the upper ends of the outer supporting part and the inner supporting part are positioned at the outlet; the annular channel forms a coin channel capable of accommodating a coin to pass through between two adjacent supporting structures, and the number of the coin channels is equal to that of the coins arranged above the tray table by the coin collecting mechanism; and

when the pallet moves upwards, the pallet enters the track, wherein the space between the outer supporting part and the inner supporting part of each supporting structure can accommodate the pallet to pass through, so that the pallet rises along the annular channel; when the upper end of the tray table moves to the outlet and is positioned above the plurality of supporting structures, the driving mechanism drives the tray table to rotate for an angle and descend, namely, the plurality of coins on the tray table rotate and are positioned above the plurality of supporting structures; wherein the inner side of each coin is supported by the inner support portion of the support structure, and the outer side is supported by the outer support portion of the support structure.

2. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the plurality of coins on the pallet form a first layer of coins when placed on the plurality of support structures; the descending pallet can receive a plurality of subsequent coins input by the coin collecting mechanism again and rise above the plurality of supporting structures again through the driving of the driving mechanism, at the moment, the subsequent coins can push the coins on the first layer upwards and are offset from the coins on the first layer, and when the pallet descends again after rotating an angle, the subsequent coins are placed above the supporting structures to form the coins on the next layer; the same applies as described above, i.e. forming a multi-layer staggered stack of coins above the exit of the track.

3. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 1 wherein the coin collecting mechanism comprises a coin inserter for receiving input coins and delivering the coins from an output; the coin inlet device comprises a counter for detecting the number of passing coins; a push rod is positioned below the outlet of the coin inlet device and is used for receiving the coins sent by the coin inlet device, and when the number of the coins reaches the set number, the push rod moves to one side; a movable sheet is arranged below the push rod and comprises a plurality of coin placing holes, and when the movable sheet rotates to enable the coin placing holes to be aligned with the coins of the moving push rod, the coins of the push rod sequentially fall into the coin placing holes; a blocking piece is positioned below the movable piece and is used for bearing the coins in the coin placing hole, the blocking piece comprises a through hole, and when the movable piece rotates to enable the coin placing hole to be aligned with the through hole, the coins in the coin placing hole fall into the through hole and move downwards; a coin separating disc is positioned below the blocking piece, the coin separating disc is provided with a convex point for clamping the movable piece so as to enable the movable piece to be linked with the movable piece, and therefore, when the movable piece rotates, the coin separating disc also rotates; the coin separating disc comprises a plurality of coin collecting holes, and coins falling from the through holes of the blocking pieces can fall into the coin collecting holes in sequence along with the rotation of the coin separating disc; wherein the centers of the movable plate, the blocking plate and the coin separating disc all comprise through holes which are communicated with each other to form the through groove; the coin separating disc comprises coin shifting toothed sheets outside the coin collecting holes, and when the coin shifting toothed sheets rotate, coins in the coin collecting holes are shifted to the center and enter the through holes of the coin separating disc, so that the coins are placed above the supporting table.

4. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 3, wherein the coin disk is formed with external teeth on the outer side thereof, the external teeth being engaged with a driving gear, the driving gear being driven by a gear motor to rotate the coin disk and the movable plate; when the driving gear drives the coin-separating disc to rotate clockwise, the movable plate is driven to drop the coins into the coin-separating disc in sequence; when the coin separating disc is driven to rotate reversely by the driving gear, the coin shifting toothed sheet is driven to shift the coins to the center.

5. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drive mechanism comprises a base, a rotatable rotating frame mounted above the base, the rotating frame extending upward and being connected to the pallet; the base is screwed on a longitudinal screw rod; a mounting hole penetrates through the base and the rotating frame; a central rod penetrates through the mounting hole, and the upper end of the central rod is connected with the central column; a lifting motor is positioned below the base, the lifting motor drives the longitudinal screw rod to rotate by applying a belt gear set, and drives the base to move on the longitudinal screw rod, so that the base moves up and down along the central rod to drive the supporting platform to lift; a rotary motor is positioned on the base and rotates the rotary frame through a connecting rod so as to rotate the supporting platform; the base is also arranged on a guide rod, and the guide rod is used for guiding the base to move up and down when the base is driven to move by the longitudinal screw rod.

6. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 1, wherein a partition is disposed below the through slot of the coin collecting mechanism, a plurality of movable ejector pins are mounted on the tray, and the ejector pins are located below the coins carried by the tray, when the tray descends below the coin collecting mechanism and contacts the partition, the partition pushes up the ejector pins to push out the coins above the tray, so that the coins are output from two slideways on two sides above the partition:

this coin stack device is last to include:

a coin-clearing position detector which is positioned at one side of the driving mechanism and is used for positioning the tray table to the position of the clapboard; and

a machine station for accommodating the coin collecting mechanism, the supporting platform, the driving mechanism and the track.

7. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 3 wherein the coin collection mechanism has a latch mounted to one side thereof, the latch being actuated by a solenoid mechanism, the latch adapted to engage a groove in the periphery of the coin disk to lock the coin disk.

8. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 7, further comprising a solenoid valve detector disposed at one side of the pin for detecting a moving state of the solenoid valve mechanism driving the pin.

9. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 3, further comprising a coin trap detector disposed at a side of the coin disk for detecting whether there is a coin in the coin trap when the coin disk is rotated.

10. The coin stacking apparatus of claim 5, further comprising:

a rotary detector of the supporting platform is positioned on the base and used for detecting whether the rotary frame rotates or not;

a positioning detector on the pallet located outside the longitudinal screw for positioning the pallet above the plurality of support structures of the track; a lower supporting platform positioning detector is arranged below the upper supporting platform positioning detector and used for positioning the supporting platform into the through groove of the coin collecting mechanism.

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