Coin dispenser and dispensing mechanism
AssigneeMars, Incorporated
InventorEvan John Cost
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Abstract
A coin dispenser includes coin storage tubes (4) each with a dispensing mechanism (10) located directly below each tubes (4). The dispensing mechanism (10) includes a motor (14), a planetary, planocentric or other compact reduction gear and a dispensing link arm (30) pivoted towards one side of the tube (4) and reciprocated by a drive pin (28) located in a slot (33). This arrangement allows a high packing density of tubes (4) and flexibility in their positioning. The tubes are arranged in an arc around a dispensing aperture (5). Multiple such dispensers may be stacked so that coins from an upper dispenser fall through the dispensing aperture in the lower dispenser.
Claims17
Coin dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a coin store for storing a stack of coins;
- a dispensing member for removing a coin from an end of the stack;
- and
- a drive mechanism for driving the dispensing member;
- wherein the drive mechanism is located substantially within a volume bounded by the longitudinal projection of said end of the stack.
Coin dispensing apparatus, comprising:
- a store for storing a stack of coins;
- a dispensing member for removing a coin from an end of the stack;
- and
- a drive mechanism for driving the drive member;
- wherein the drive mechanism includes a rotary motor, of which the projection of the axis of rotation falls within the stack.
A coin dispensing device, comprising:
- a plurality of coin stores each for storing a stack of coins, a respective plurality of dispensing mechanisms each for dispensing coins from the corresponding one of the coin stores, and a respective plurality of motors each for driving the corresponding one of the dispensing mechanisms.
A coin dispensing device, comprising:
- a coin store;
- an aperture extending from an upper surface of the device to a lower surface thereof;
- and
- means for dispensing coins from the coin store into said aperture.
A coin dispensing device having a plurality of coin storage tubes positioned in an arc in the horizontal plane adjacent a coin dispensing aperture in the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.