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US 12,555,432 B2Granted
Coin hopper, rotating body of coin hopper, and coin processing device
AssigneeAsahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Abe, Kazuya Tanaka
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Abstract
A coin hopper includes a container, a base, a rotating body having separation holes for holding the coin and being disposed so as to face the base, and a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that comes into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that changes a moving direction of the coin. The rotating body includes a first resin rotating body, a metal rotating body, and a second resin rotating body. The metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body. The first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another.
Claims18
A coin hopper comprising:
- a container configured to store a coin;
- a base configured to support the coin;
- a rotating body that is provided with a plurality of separation holes each of which is configured to hold the coin one by one, that is fixed to a rotation shaft, and that is disposed so as to face the base;
- and
- a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that is configured to come into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that is configured to change a moving direction of the coin,
- wherein the coin stored in the container is conveyed to the base in a state that the coin is held in the separation holes, the coin is brought into contact with the control pin, and the coin is moved in a discharge direction,
- wherein the rotating body includes a first resin rotating body made of resin, a metal rotating body in which a metal pushing piece for pushing the coin is provided for each of the separation holes, and a second resin rotating body made of resin,
- wherein the metal rotating body has a first through hole,
- wherein the first resin rotating body or the second resin rotating body has a positioning protrusion at a position corresponding to the first through hole,
- wherein the first resin rotating body has a first contact portion, and the second resin rotating body has a second contact portion,
- wherein the metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body in a state that the pushing piece is exposed from the first resin rotating body,
- wherein the positioning protrusion is fitted into the first through hole and restricts movement of the first resin rotating body or the second resin rotating body relative to the metal rotating body in a rotation direction,
- wherein the first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another by engaging the first contact portion and the second contact portion;
- wherein the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body are fixed to each other by coupling a coupling portion provided on the first resin rotating body to another coupling portion provided on the second resin rotating body;
- wherein the pushing pieces pass through pushing piece holes respectively, and the pushing pieces are disposed so as to protrude from the first resin rotating body;
- the metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body, with the pushing pieces projecting outward from a rear side of the rotating body;
- and
- wherein the pushing pieces push the coin on the base.
15 more elements
A rotating body of a coin hopper, the coin hopper including:
- a container configured to store a coin;
- a base configured to support the coin;
- the rotating body that is provided with a plurality of separation holes each of which is configured to hold the coin one by one, that is fixed to a rotation shaft, and that is disposed so as to face the base;
- and a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that is configured to come into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that is configured to change a moving direction of the coin, wherein the coin stored in the container is conveyed to the base in a state that the coin is held in the separation holes, the coin is brought into contact with the control pin, and the coin is moved in a discharge direction,
- the rotating body comprising:
- a first resin rotating body made of resin;
- a metal rotating body in which a metal pushing piece for pushing the coin is provided for each of the separation holes;
- and
- a second resin rotating body made of resin,
- wherein the metal rotating body has a first through hole,
- wherein the first resin rotating body or the second resin rotating body has a positioning protrusion at a position corresponding to the first through hole,
- wherein the first resin rotating body has a first contact portion, and the second resin rotating body has a second contact portion,
- wherein the metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body in a state that the pushing piece is exposed from the first resin rotating body,
- wherein the positioning protrusion is fitted into the first through hole and restricts movement of the first resin rotating body or the second resin rotating body relative to the metal rotating body in a rotation direction,
- wherein the first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another by engaging the first contact portion and the second contact portion;
- wherein the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body are fixed to each other by coupling a coupling portion provided on the first resin rotating body to another coupling portion provided on the second resin rotating body;
- wherein the pushing pieces pass through pushing piece holes respectively, and the pushing pieces are disposed so as to protrude from the first resin rotating body:
- the metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body, with the pushing pieces projecting outward from a rear side of the rotating body;
- and
- wherein the pushing pieces push the coin on the base.
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