Token dispensing device with decreased loading on a token dispensing disk
AssigneeAsahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMotoharu Kurosawa
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Abstract
A token dispensing device including a storing bowl for storing the tokens and having an upper opening and a lower opening, a rotating disk for dispensing tokens one-by-one in a rotating manner located below the storing bowl. The storing bowl has a convex section for creating a quasi-jamming condition for restricting the flow of tokens from the storing bowl upper opening through the storing bowl lower opening to reduce the load on the rotating disk. The rotating disk has at least one through hole for holding and moving tokens across a base plate. A motor rotates the rotating disk.
Claims21
A token dispensing device, comprising:
- a storing bowl for storing and conducting tokens, the storing bowl including an upper section that is open to receive tokens and a lower section that is open to discharge tokens, the lower section having a convex section for restricting the movement of tokens out of the lower section;
- a rotating disk located below the storing bowl lower section, the rotating disk having at least one through hole, the through hole for retaining and moving tokens;
- a motor for rotating the rotating disk;
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- a base plate located below the rotating disk,
- wherein a token disposed in the through hole of the rotating disk is moved on the base plate by the rotating disk to be dispensed one-by-one.
A token dispensing device, comprising:
- a storing member for storing and conducting tokens, the storing member including an upper section that is open to receive tokens and a lower section that is open to discharge tokens, the lower section having a convex section for restricting the movement of tokens out of the lower section;
- a rotating disk for dispensing tokens one-by-one in a rotating manner, the rotating disk having a first side and a second side, the rotating disk first side being disposed adjacent to the lower section of the storing member, the rotating disk having at least one through hole, each rotating disk through hole having a cone-shaped hollow, each rotating disk through hole for receiving tokens, the rotating disk for rotating about an axis line, the axis line extending in a direction to enter the storing member lower section opening;
- a base plate located below the rotating disk second side, the base plate being a planar surface adjacent to the rotating disk for supporting tokens disposed in the through hole as the rotating disk is rotated and a token is dispensed;
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- a motor for selectively rotating the rotating disk, the motor having a driven shaft, the driven shaft being operatively coupled to the rotating disk.
In a token dispensing device having a hopper for storing tokens and a dispenser for dispensing tokens, the hopper having an upper opening and a lower opening, the improvement comprising:
- a convex section disposed in between the hopper lower opening and the dispenser, the convex section for impeding the flow of tokens from the hopper to the dispenser by creating a quasi-jamming condition, the quasi-jamming condition being a bridging of adjacent tokens spanning the width of the convex section above the dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.