US3788334A - Rotary disk coin dispenser with spring tabs - Google Patents

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US3788334A
US3788334A US00169266A US3788334DA US3788334A US 3788334 A US3788334 A US 3788334A US 00169266 A US00169266 A US 00169266A US 3788334D A US3788334D A US 3788334DA US 3788334 A US3788334 A US 3788334A
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I Saraceno
G Wegmiller
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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
    • G07D9/008—Feeding coins from bulk

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  • the rotating disc includes a plurality of spring tabs which function to engage and hold the coins loosely on a ledge portion located on the rotating disc. As the coins are transported by the tabs to the stacking chute, the coins will roll off the ledge into the stacking chute. If the stacking chute is full, the coins upon engaging the coins in the chute, will deflect the tabs, thus releasing the coins so that they will fall back into the supply area. Thus the disc can be constantly rotated while the stacking chute is full,
  • a coin dispenser which includes an inclined rotating disc member having a plurality of spring-actuated support members for transporting coins to a coin chute and which also includes a ledge portion located on the rotating disc for supporting the coins that are being transported to the coin chute. Upon engaging a coin in the coin chute, the spring-actuated support member will be actuated to release the coins which then fall off the ledge portion back into the coin reservoir.
  • FIG. 1 is an exploded oblique view of the coin dispenser.
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of the coin dispenser with a portion of the coin hopper broken away.
  • FIG. 3 is a rear view of the coin dispenser.
  • FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the coin dispenser taken on lines 44 of FIG. 3.
  • each coin dispenser unit will dispense a coin of one denomination. Since each coin dispenser is of the same construction, only one will be disclosed herein.
  • a disc member 20 rotatably supported within a hub portion 21 of a support plate 22 by means of a screw 23.
  • the disc 20 has a center extension portion 24 (FIG. 4) which is rotatably supported by a back wall portion 25 of a coin hopper 26 secured to a chute member 27.
  • the disc 20 is positioned within a cut-out proportion 28 of the chute member 27 to which. is also secured the support plate 22.
  • the disc 20 is enclosed by the coin hopper 26 on one side and the support member 22 on the other.
  • a plurality of gear teeth 30 which is engaged by a drive gear (not shown) for rotating the disc 20.
  • a raised lip portion 31 (FIGS. 3 and 4) which, as will be described more fully hereinafter, functions as a ledge which supports coins during the operation of the dispenser.
  • the inner tabs 33 are utilized to aggitate the coins in a coin hopper while the outer tabs 33 are used for transporting coins from the coin hopper to the coin chute.
  • a coin chute 36 located in the chute member 27 is a coin chute 36 at the bottom of which is located a gate 37, which, in turn, is rotatively mounted by means of studs 38 within slots 40 located in the member 27.
  • a solenoid 41 mounted on the support plate 22 has an armature 42 which engages an arm portion 43 of the gate 37. Energizing of the solenoid 41 will result in the rotation of the gate 37, thereby allowing the coins in a coin chute 36 to drop into a receptacle (not shown).
  • coins will be loaded into the coin hopper 26 and the disc 20 will be rotated in a clockwise direction (FIG. 2) by the drive gear (not shown) which engages the gear teeth 30. Since the bottom of the coin hopper 26 is open to the bottom portion of the disc 20, coins deposited in the hopper will pile against the disc 20. As the disc rotates, the lip extensions 34 of the outer tabs 33 extending through the slots 35 in the disc 20 will engage and support a coin as it moves through the coin hopper. At this time, the coins will be supported by the extensions 34 and the disc 20 due to the fact that the disc 20 is positioned 15 degrees from its vertical position (FIG. 4).
  • the tab extensions 34 of the tabs 33 located on the inner circumference of the disc 20, will agitate the coins in the hopper, thus conditioning coins for engagement by the outer tab extensions 34 as they move through the coin hopper.
  • the solenoid 41 (FIG. 3) will be energized, thus rotating the gate 37 which allows coins to drop from the chute 36.
  • the solenoid will be re-energized until the required number of coins are dispensed.
  • new coins will be delivered to the coin chute by the tab extension 34 of the disc 2. It will thus be seen that the coin chute will always be supplied with coins as long as there are coins in the hopper. This construction also eliminates any possibility of the jamming of the coins in the coin chute.
  • a coin dispensing apparatus comprising a. a coin hopper for storing coins deposited therein;
  • a coin chute for receiving and accumulating a predetermined number of coins thereby establishing a full condition
  • means for transporting coins from said hopper to said coin chute including a disc member rotatably mounted in a slanted direction adjacent said coin hopper and the entrance of said coin chute, said disc member having a supporting surface and a plurality of spaced apertures located adjacent said supporting surface;
  • a plurality of resilient support members each mounted on the underside of said disc member and adjacent one of said apertures, each of said support members having a bent over end portion extending through one of said apertures to a coin supporting position with the upper surface of the disc member and said supporting surface;
  • said resilient support members each comprise a springmounted tab member whose bent over end portion is of a width sufficient to fully support a coin.

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US5000718A (en) * 1988-06-04 1991-03-19 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing apparatus
US5066262A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-11-19 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing apparatus
EP0450918A3 (en) * 1990-04-02 1993-02-24 Dixie-Narco, Inc. Coin hopper and dispenser
US5295900A (en) * 1991-12-02 1994-03-22 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing device
US5326312A (en) * 1991-09-13 1994-07-05 Boardwalk Regency Corp. Coin/token dispensing unit
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US20080085671A1 (en) * 2004-12-28 2008-04-10 Eisei Nishida Coin Depositing And Dispensing Machine
US20160240027A1 (en) * 2011-02-22 2016-08-18 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
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US2987160A (en) * 1961-06-06 Agitator for coin handling apparatus and the like
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US3187760A (en) * 1962-10-31 1965-06-08 Universal Match Corp Coin dispensing means

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US4518001A (en) * 1982-04-26 1985-05-21 International Game Technology Coin handling apparatus
EP0146294A3 (en) * 1983-12-07 1985-11-27 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing apparatus
US5000718A (en) * 1988-06-04 1991-03-19 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing apparatus
US5066262A (en) * 1989-10-03 1991-11-19 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing apparatus
EP0450918A3 (en) * 1990-04-02 1993-02-24 Dixie-Narco, Inc. Coin hopper and dispenser
US5326312A (en) * 1991-09-13 1994-07-05 Boardwalk Regency Corp. Coin/token dispensing unit
US5295900A (en) * 1991-12-02 1994-03-22 Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha Coin dispensing device
WO1998008198A1 (en) * 1996-08-20 1998-02-26 Coin Controls Limited Coin dispensing mechanism
US20080085671A1 (en) * 2004-12-28 2008-04-10 Eisei Nishida Coin Depositing And Dispensing Machine
US20090004959A2 (en) * 2004-12-28 2009-01-01 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
US8465349B2 (en) * 2004-12-28 2013-06-18 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
US20160240027A1 (en) * 2011-02-22 2016-08-18 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
US10282931B2 (en) 2011-02-22 2019-05-07 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
US10347067B2 (en) * 2011-02-22 2019-07-09 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
US10467838B2 (en) 2011-09-28 2019-11-05 Glory Ltd. Coin depositing and dispensing machine
US20230210724A1 (en) * 2022-01-06 2023-07-06 Anthony J. Guarascio Portable electronic pill dispenser with replaceable insert

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