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US 2005/0233684 A1Published application
Rotating pusher disk for a coin dispensing device
AssigneeAsahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsHiroshi Abe, Motoharu Kurosawa
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Abstract
A coin dispensing unit includes rotating disk assembly having a plurality of apertures therein of the size to pass coins stored in a storage bowl. A guide plate below and offset from the rotable disk provides a sliding support surface for coins. A rotable roller unit is positioned at the bottom of the rotable disk adjacent a downstream edge of the aperture for relative rotation with a respective coin sliding on the guide plate.
Claims10
A rotating disk assembly for a coin hopper comprising;
- a coin storing bowl for storing coins;
- a rotating disk which is located at the bottom of the coin storing bowl for transporting coins from the coin storing bowl to a release outlet which includes a pushing section for the coins, characterized in that,
- the pushing section is a roller unit for providing a rotable contact with the coin.
A coin dispensing unit for operatively selecting and removing coins from a storage bowl, comprises;
- a rotable disk having a plurality of apertures therein of a size to pass coins to be stored in the storage bowl;
- a guide plate offset from the rotable disk for slidingly supporting a coin passing through one of the plurality of apertures;
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- a rotable roller unit positioned adjacent the downstream edge of one of the plurality of aperture on the rotable disk for relative rotation with a respective coin sliding on the guide plate, the rotatable roller unit extending towards the guide plate a sufficient distance to insure a pushing rotatable contact with the coin.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.