US3703903A - Rotary drum coin stacking and dispensing device - Google Patents

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US3703903A
US3703903A US178320A US3703903DA US3703903A US 3703903 A US3703903 A US 3703903A US 178320 A US178320 A US 178320A US 3703903D A US3703903D A US 3703903DA US 3703903 A US3703903 A US 3703903A
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Donald E Landis
Mohanjit S Sidhu
Richard E Cone
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
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  • a coin dispensing mechanism comprising a plurality of [73] Assignee: The Nafiona] Csh Regmer Com coin dispensing stations, each station including a ro- Pany Dayton Ohio tary drum having a circumferential flanged edge containing a plurality of holes mounted within a stationary [22] sept- 1971 wheel having a circumferential overhanging portion [21] APPL 178,320 which forms a circumferential slot with the flanged edge of the rotary drum. The drum will rotate through a reservoir of coins during which coins will drop :LS.
  • a coin dispenser which is capable of receiving coins in bulk for loading and which will quickly transport the coins to a coin chute for dispensing therefrom.
  • a coin dispenser comprising a plurality of sensing stations, each composed of a rotary drum mounted within a stationary wheel, the drum and the wheel having co-extending circumferential flange portions forming a slot, a plurality of holes located in the flange portion of the drum and abutting means mounted on theoutside of the flange portion of the drum adjacent to each of the holes.
  • a coin hopper adapted to receive coins in bulk form is mounted adjacent to the rotating drum and is in communication with the bottom of the drum.
  • FIG. 1 is a front view of one of the coin dispensing stations for dispensing the coin of one denomination.
  • FIG. 2 is a sectional view taken on lines 2-2 of FIG. 1 showing details of the drum.
  • Fig. 3 is a view taken on lines 33 of FIG. 1 showing an outside portion of the rotating drum flange.
  • FIG. 4 is a view taken on lines 4-4 of FIG. 1 showing details of the coin chute.
  • the present invention is directed to a change dispenser for dispensing coins as change as a result of a merchandise transaction.
  • the change dispenser comprises five coins dispensing mechanisms, each of which dispenses a single coin denomination. Since each coin dispensing mechanism is of the same construction, the present description will be limited to a single dispensing mechanism.
  • FIGS. 1 and 2 there is shown a typical coin dispensing mechanism utilized in the change dispenser.
  • the mechanism includes a stationary disc member 20 to which is attached to open-ended coin hopper 21.
  • the disc 20 has a slot 22 into which coins 23, located in the hopper, will fall through.
  • the disc 20 has also a circumferential flange portion 24.
  • a bushing 25 Secured to the disc member 20 is a bushing 25, within which is positioned a pair of bearings 26 rotatably supporting one end of a drive shaft 27 operated by a motor 28.
  • a drum member 31 Connected to the drive shaft 27 by means of a slip clutch 30 is a drum member 31 having a circumferential flange portion 32, within which are located-a plurality of holes 33 (FIG. 3) large enough for one of the coins 23 to drop through.
  • the drum member 31 is positioned within the flange portion 24 of the disc 20.
  • Mounted adjacent to and downstream of each of the holes 33 on the outside of the flange portion 32 are a pair of pin members 34. As shown in FIG.. 2, the pin members 34 are located in a circumferential slot formed by the flange portion 24 of the disc 20 and the flange portion 32 of the drum member 31.
  • a slot- 35 (FIG. 4) within which is located an elongated center portion 36 of the flange portion 24.
  • a coin chute 37 which is attached to the disc member 20 by means of studs 38.
  • a bottom portion 40 of the chute 37 extends within a slot 41 (FIG. 2) located in the center of the flange portion 32 of the rotating drum.
  • a gate member 42 mounted on the armature 43 of a solenoid 44.
  • a coin receptacle 45 Located beneath the end of the chute 37 is a coin receptacle 45.
  • the operator will'load the hopper 21 of each coin dispenser with coins of one denomination.
  • the motor 28- will then operate, thereby rotating the drum 31 in a clockwise direction as viewed in FIG. 1.
  • coins 23 will fall from the coin hopper 21 by means of gravity through the slot 22 in the disc 20 to the inside of the flange portion 32 of the rotating drum 31, where they will then fall through the holes 33 into the slot formed by the flanges of the disc 20 and the drum 31.
  • the coins will then be engaged by the pins 34 and carried by the movement of the drum to the top of the disc 20 where they will be guided into the coin chute 37 by the bottom portion 40 of the coin chute.
  • the solenoid 44 will be energized, thus withdrawing the gate 42 from the coin chute 37 allowing the proper number of coins to drop from the coin chute into the coin receptacle 45. After the proper number of coins have been dispensed, the solenoid will be tie-energized to move the gate back into the chute.
  • the drum 31 will be released to rotate to feed new coins into the coin chute until the gate is returned to its blocking position. It will thus be seen from this construction that the coin chute will always be filled with coins until the supply of coins in the coin hopper 21 is exhausted. When this occurs, the operator can easily fill the hopper with coins.
  • a coin dispenser comprising a. a support memberv having a first flange portion;
  • abutting means mounted on the outside of said second circumferential flange portion and adjacent said apertures, said abutting means adapted to engage coins deposited into said circumferential slot through said apertures whereby the coins are transported through said circumferential slot to said coin receptacle bysaid abutting means.
  • said coin dispenser of claim 1 wherein said first circumferential flange portion contains an opening therein, and said coin receptacle comprises a chute member having one end mounted within said opening and in said circumferential slot whereby coins transported by said drum will be depositedin said chute member.
  • the coin dispenser of claim 2 which includes a. a gate member mounted on the other end at said chute member for stacking coins in said chute member;
  • said support member contains a slot located adjacent the lower portion of said coin hopper and the interior of said drum member whereby coins deposited in said coin hopper will fall by gravity through said slot and into the interior of said drum member.
  • a coin dispenser comprising 7 v a. a stationary drum member having a first circumferential flange portion and awall portion with an opening at its lower end; v
  • a rotatably mounted drumrmember positioned within the flange portion of said stationary drum member, said rotatably mounted drum member having a second circumferential flange portion coextendingwith said first flange portion thereby forming a circumferential slot, said second flange portion containing a plurality of apertures;
  • a coin hopper mounted on said stationary drum member for storing coins in random interrelationship, said hopper positioned adjacent the opening in. said drum member whereby coins deposited in said hopper will drop through said opening and said apertures in said second flange portion into the circumferential slot;
  • a coin chute mounted on' said stationary drum member and positioned within said circumferential skit;
  • the coin dispenser of claim 7 which includes a. a rotatably mounted blocking member mounted on said coin chute for stacking coinsin said coin chute; 1
  • means includes a. a constantly operating motor driven shaft member
  • a slip clutch engaging said rotatably mounted drum member and said shaft member, said slip clutch adapted to allow said rotatably mounted drum member to stop when said coin chute is full of coins.
  • said blocking means comprises a pair of pin members positioned downstream of each aperture and adapted to engage coins deposited through the apertures whereby coins are transported through the circumferential slot said drive to said coin chute.

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US5190495A (en) * 1991-02-14 1993-03-02 Bally Manufacturing Corporation High capacity coin hopper for a gaming machine
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US3844297A (en) * 1972-02-23 1974-10-29 Little Inc A Coin selector and sorter
JPS49121597U (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * 1973-02-12 1974-10-17
US5190495A (en) * 1991-02-14 1993-03-02 Bally Manufacturing Corporation High capacity coin hopper for a gaming machine
WO1997005581A3 (en) * 1995-07-28 1997-05-01 Coin Controls Coin dispensing mechanism
US5976006A (en) * 1997-06-19 1999-11-02 Etna Products Co., Inc. Motion bank
DE19826376B4 (de) * 1998-06-12 2009-11-19 Dynamics Chinatec Systemtechnik Gmbh Einrichtung zur Entgegennahme von Münzen an einem münzbetätigten Automaten
AU2001227077B2 (en) * 2001-01-19 2007-06-14 Himecs Co., Ltd. Coin feeder
US7104880B2 (en) 2001-01-19 2006-09-12 Himecs Co., Ltd. Coin feeder
US20040048566A1 (en) * 2001-01-19 2004-03-11 Tadanori Maki Coin feeder
WO2002058014A1 (fr) * 2001-01-19 2002-07-25 Himecs Co., Ltd. Distributeur de pieces
EP2226769A1 (en) 2009-03-05 2010-09-08 Azkoyen Medios de Pago, S.A. Coin dispenser
US20100227539A1 (en) * 2009-03-05 2010-09-09 Azkoyen Medios De Pago, S.A. Coin dispenser
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US8226458B2 (en) 2009-03-05 2012-07-24 Azkoyen Sa Coin dispenser
US20120231721A1 (en) * 2011-03-10 2012-09-13 Wincor Nixdorf International Gmbh Feed unit for filling a coin module with coins
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