US 10,255,744 B2Granted

Disk transferring device and disk dispensing device

AssigneeAsahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorMinoru Enomoto

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Abstract

A disk transferring device transferring disks delivered one by one from an disk reception opening to an disk ejection opening includes: a disk guide path having left and right guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and front and back guide surfaces that guide an front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening; and a plurality of disk pushers protruding into the disk guide path and pushing the disks by making a rotational movement about a plurality of rotational axis lines approximately at a right angle with respect to the front and back guide surfaces.

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A disk transferring device transferring disks received at a disk reception opening positioned lower and delivered one by one from a disk reception opening toward a disk ejection opening that is positioned higher than the disk reception opening, the disk transferring device comprising:

a disk guide path having first and second guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and third and fourth guide surfaces that guide a front surface and a back surface, respectively, of the disk, the disk guide path extending vertically and in a zigzag manner from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening due to the first and second guide surfaces each being formed along a curve formed by connecting a plurality of segments of circles;
a plurality of rotary disks being arranged in a predetermined sequence along the first or second guide surface and rotating around a plurality of rotational axis lines approximately perpendicular to the third and fourth guide surfaces;
first and second disk pushers protruding from a surface positioned on the disk guide path side on each of the plurality of rotary disks, the first and second disk pushers being positioned opposite each other with a rotational axis line of the corresponding rotary disk therebetween and making a rotational movement about the corresponding rotational axis line by rotating integrally with the corresponding rotary disk;
gear wheels respectively arranged on each of the plurality of rotary disks on a rear surface positioned on a side opposite the disk guide path, the gear wheels on two adjacent rotary disks, of the plurality of rotary disks, engaging with each other;
a base part configuring the fourth guide surface and having an opening accommodating the gear wheels of the plurality of rotary disks formed therein;
and
a plate having a guide groove formed therein, the guide groove having a bottom surface configuring the third guide surface and a pair of side surfaces mutually opposing each other at a right angle with respect to the bottom surface, the pair of side surfaces configuring the first and second guide surfaces, the plate being fixated to a front surface of the base part such that the guide groove and the front surface of the base part face each other,
wherein the front surface of each of the plurality of rotary disks configures the fourth guide surface together with the front surface of the base part due to the plurality of rotary disks being supported by a rotational axis provided to the base part such that the front surface of each of the plurality of rotary disks is substantially flush with the front surface of the base part, and
the disks are delivered from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening due to the disk being pushed up by the front surface and the back surface of the disk within the disk guide path being directly guided by the third and fourth guide surfaces while the first and second disk pushers making the rotational movement touch a peripheral surface of the disk.

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A disk transferring device receiving disks delivered one by one at a disk reception opening and discharging the disks to a disk ejection opening, comprising:

a disk guide path having first and second guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and third and fourth guide surfaces that guide a front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending vertically from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening;
a plurality of rotary disks extending along a direction of the disk guide path and configured to respectively rotate about a plurality of rotational axis lines approximately perpendicular to the third and fourth guide surfaces;
a first disk pusher extending from a surface of each rotary disk of the plurality of rotary disks in a direction of a rotational axis line of the plurality of rotational axis lines of a corresponding rotary disk, the first disk pusher protruding into the disk guide path and pushing each peripheral surface of the delivered disks by making a rotational movement;
and
a second disk pusher extending from the surface of each rotary disk of the plurality of rotary disks in the direction of the rotational axis line of the plurality of rotational axis lines of the corresponding rotary disk, the second disk pusher protruding into the disk guide path and pushing each peripheral surface of the disks moved with the pushing of the first disk pusher by making a rotational movement,
wherein the first disk pusher and second disk pusher are positioned opposite each other with a rotational axis line of the plurality of rotational axis lines of a corresponding rotary disk of the plurality of rotary disks therebetween.

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A disk transferring device receiving disks delivered one by one at a disk reception opening and discharging the disks to a disk ejection opening, comprising:

a disk guide path having first and second guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and third and fourth guide surfaces that guide a front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending vertically from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening;
first to n-th rotary disks extending along a direction of the disk guide path and configured to respectively rotate about a plurality of first to n-th rotational axis lines;
and
first to n-th disk pushers, each pusher extending from a surface of a respective first to n-th rotary disk in a direction of a rotational axis line of the plurality of first to n-th rotational axis lines of a corresponding first to n-th rotary disk, the first to n-th disk pushers protruding into the disk guide path and pushing each peripheral surface of the disks by making a rotational movement about a corresponding one of the first to n-th (where n is a positive integer) rotational axis lines approximately perpendicular to the third and fourth guide surfaces,
the first and n-th rotational axis lines being arranged in a predetermined sequence from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening,
in ones among the first to n-th disk pushers that are adjacent to each other on different rotary disks of the first to n-th rotary disks and corresponding to each of the rotational axis lines, one of the disk pushers making a rotational movement in a first rotational direction and another of the disk pushers making a rotational movement in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, and
in ones among the first to n-th disk pushers that extend from the same rotary disk as a same pair, said same pair is positioned opposite each other with the rotational axis line of the same rotary disk therebetween.

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A disk transferring device receiving disks delivered one by one at a disk reception opening and discharging the disks to a disk ejection opening, comprising:

a disk guide path having first and second guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and third and fourth guide surfaces that guide a front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending vertically from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening;
first to n-th rotary disks extending along a direction of the disk guide path and configured to respectively rotate about a plurality of first to n-th rotational axes;
and
first to n-th disk pushers, each pusher extending from a surface of a respective first to n-th rotary disk in a direction of a rotational axis line of the plurality of first to n-th rotational axes of a corresponding first to n-th rotary disk, the first to n-th disk pushers protruding into the disk guide path and pushing each peripheral surface of the disks by making a rotational movement about a corresponding one of first to n-th (where n is a positive integer) rotational axis lines approximately perpendicular to the third and fourth guide surfaces,
the first and n-th rotational axis lines being arranged in a predetermined sequence from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening,
in ones among the first to n-th disk pushers that are adjacent to each other on different rotary disks of the first to n-th rotary disks and corresponding to each of the rotational axis lines, one of the disk pushers making a rotational movement in a first rotational direction and another of the disk pushers making a rotational movement in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, and
in ones among the first to n-th disk pushers that extend from the same rotary disk as a same pair, said same pair is positioned opposite each other with the rotational axis line of the same rotary disk therebetween.

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A disk dispensing device having a disk delivering device separating disks in bulk one by one for delivery and a disk transferring device receiving the disks delivered from the disk delivering device at a disk reception opening and transferring the disks to the disk ejection opening, the disk dispensing device dispensing the disks to a predetermined place,

the disk delivering device including:
a storing bowl storing the disks in bulk;
a rotatable disk tilted upward at a predetermined angle, having a circular support rack formed at a center of an upper surface, having a plurality of disk stoppers radially extending from the support rack in a peripheral direction, receiving the disks stored in the storing bowl one by one with a surface contact with a holding surface between the plurality of disk stoppers, and pushing the disks with the plurality of disk stoppers while the disks are supported by the support rack and the holding surface;
a disk receiver extending near the support rack in the peripheral direction of the rotatable disk, receiving the disks pushed by the rotatable disk, and delivering the disks one by one in the peripheral direction of the rotatable disk;
and
a driver rotationally driving the rotatable disk,
the disk transferring device including:
a disk guide path having first and second guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and third and fourth guide surfaces that guide a front surface and a back surface of the disk, the disk guide path extending vertically from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening;
first to n-th rotary disks extending along a direction of the disk guide path and configured to respectively rotate about a plurality of first to n-th rotational axes;
and
first to n-th disk pushers, each pusher extending from a surface of a respective first to n-th rotary disk in a direction of a rotational axis line of the plurality of first to n-th rotational axes of a corresponding first to n-th rotary disk, the first to n-th disk pushers protruding into the disk guide path and pushing each peripheral surface of the disks by making a rotational movement about a corresponding one of first to n-th (where n is a positive integer) rotational axis lines approximately perpendicular to the third and fourth guide surfaces,
the first and n-th rotational axis lines being arranged in a predetermined sequence from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening,
in ones among the first to n-th disk pushers that are adjacent to each other on different rotary disks of the first to n-th rotary disks and corresponding to each of the rotational axis lines, one of the disk pushers making a rotational movement in a first rotational direction and another of the disk pushers making a rotational movement in a second rotational direction opposite to the first rotational direction, and
in ones among the first to n-th disk pushers that extend from the same rotary disk as a same pair, said same pair is positioned opposite each other with the rotational axis line of the same rotary disk therebetween.

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Abstract

a disk guide path having first and second guide surfaces that guide a peripheral surface of each of the disks and third and fourth guide surfaces that guide a front surface and a back surface, respectively, of the disk, the disk guide path extending vertically and in a zigzag manner from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening due to the first and second guide surfaces each being formed along a curve formed by connecting a plurality of segments of circles;
a plurality of rotary disks being arranged in a predetermined sequence along the first or second guide surface and rotating around a plurality of rotational axis lines approximately perpendicular to the third and fourth guide surfaces;
first and second disk pushers protruding from a surface positioned on the disk guide path side on each of the plurality of rotary disks, the first and second disk pushers being positioned opposite each other with a rotational axis line of the corresponding rotary disk therebetween and making a rotational movement about the corresponding rotational axis line by rotating integrally with the corresponding rotary disk;
gear wheels respectively arranged on each of the plurality of rotary disks on a rear surface positioned on a side opposite the disk guide path, the gear wheels on two adjacent rotary disks, of the plurality of rotary disks, engaging with each other;
a base part configuring the fourth guide surface and having an opening accommodating the gear wheels of the plurality of rotary disks formed therein;
and
a plate having a guide groove formed therein, the guide groove having a bottom surface configuring the third guide surface and a pair of side surfaces mutually opposing each other at a right angle with respect to the bottom surface, the pair of side surfaces configuring the first and second guide surfaces, the plate being fixated to a front surface of the base part such that the guide groove and the front surface of the base part face each other,
wherein the front surface of each of the plurality of rotary disks configures the fourth guide surface together with the front surface of the base part due to the plurality of rotary disks being supported by a rotational axis provided to the base part such that the front surface of each of the plurality of rotary disks is substantially flush with the front surface of the base part, and
the disks are delivered from the disk reception opening toward the disk ejection opening due to the disk being pushed up by the front surface and the back surface of the disk within the disk guide path being directly guided by the third and fourth guide surfaces while the first and second disk pushers making the rotational movement touch a peripheral surface of the disk.

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