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US 3,942,542 AGranted
Coin-handling device
AssigneeUMC Industries, Inc.
InventorGustav F. Erickson
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AssigneeUMC Industries, Inc.
InventorGustav F. Erickson
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A coin-receiving drum can be used to carry coins, and also can coact with a support to orient those coins so those coins can be introduced into a coin-dispensing unit. That coin-receiving drum has a number of spaced-apart, coin-receiving recesses therein; and those spaced-apart, coin-receiving recesses open to the exterior of that coin-receiving drum. However, a closure member, which is pivoted to the coin-receiving drum, acts at any given time to close the majority of those spaced-apart, coin-receiving recesses. The support has a driving member and a stop; and that driving member will rotate the coin-receiving drum and the closure member until that closure member engages and is held by that stop; and then that driving member will continue to rotate that coin-receiving drum. That continued rotation of the coin-receiving drum will cause the coins within that coin-receiving drum to enter and be temporarily held within the spaced-apart, coin-receiving recesses, and then be moved to a position wherein the closure member permits them to exit from those spaced-apart, coin-receiving recesses.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that can be selectively moved into and out of a predetermined coin-releasing position adjacent said support and that can hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations, a closure member which is carried by said coin-receiving drum and which moves with said coin-receiving drum as said coin-receiving drum is moved into and out of said predetermined coin-releasing position adjacent said support, said closure member being secured to but being movable relative to said coin-receiving drum, an exit for coins, said closure member permitting coins which are held in said predetermined spaced apart locations by said coin-receiving drum to move from said coin-receiving drum to and through said exit whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said coin-releasing position and said closure member is in a predetermined stationary position and relative movement is provided between said coin-receiving drum and said closure member, interacting surfaces on said support and on said closure member which hold said closure member in said predetermined stationary position whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined coin-releasing position adjacent said support, and means to provide relative movement between said coin-receiving drum and said closure member while said closure member is held against movement relative to said support to permit said coins which are held in said predetermined spaced apart locations by said coin-receiving drum to move to and through said exit and thereby be freed from said coin-receiving drum.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that is movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on said support which initially help hold said coin-receiving drum immediately adjacent to, but not in, said predetermined position, and further interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which can respond to the holding of said coin-receiving drum immediately adjacent said predetermined position by the first said interacting surfaces and to rotation of said driving member relative to said coin-receiving drum to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move into said predetermined position.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on said support which help guide said coin-receiving drum into an initial position immediately adjacent said predetermined position wherein said driving member can rotate without rotating said coin-receiving drum, said interacting surfaces also initially helping hold said coin-receiving drum immediately adjacent to, but not in, said predetermined position, said interacting surfaces including rollers on said support, and further interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which respond to the holding of said coin-receiving drum in said initial position immediately adjacent said predetermined position by the first said interacting surfaces and to rotation of said driving member relative to said coin-receiving drum to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move from said initial position into said predetermined position as said driving member rotates relative to said coin-receiving drum and thereby can automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to start rotating with said driving member.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum into an intial position adjacent said predetermined position wherein said driving member can rotate without rotating said coin-receiving drum, and interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which can act while said coin-receiving drum is in said initial position to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move from said initial position into said predetermined position as said driving member rotates relative to said coin receiving drum, the axes of said rollers being transverse of the axis of said coin-receiving drum.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on said support and further interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which support said coin-receiving drum while said driving member rotates said coin-receiving drum relative to said support, said coin-receiving drum being disposable in an initial position which is adjacent to said predetermined position and wherein said interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on said support help support said coin-receiving drum but said driving member does not rotate said coin-receiving drum, rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum toward said predetermined position, and said rollers having the axes thereof transverse of the axis of said coin-receiving drum.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on said support and further interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which support said coin-receiving drum while said driving member rotates said coin-receiving drum relative to said support, said coin-receiving drum being disposable in an initial position which is adjacent to said predetermined position and wherein said interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on said support help support said coin-receiving drum but said driving member does not rotate said coin-receiving drum, rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum toward said predetermined position, and said rollers having the axes thereof transverse of the axis of said coin-receiving drum, and the first said and said further interacting surfaces holding said coin-receiving drum up out of engagement with said rollers whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum into an initial position adjacent said predetermined position wherein said driving member can rotate without rotating said coin-receiving drum, and interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which can act while said coin-receiving drum is in said initial position to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move from said initial position into said predetermined position as said driving member rotates relative to said coin receiving drum, two of said rollers being close to said driving member, two further of said rollers being remote from said driving member, said rollers defining a plane, additional rollers being located above the level of said plane, and said additional rollers helping hold said coin-receiving drum up out of engagement with the first said two rollers and said further two rollers whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum into an initial position adjacent said predetermined position wherein said driving member can rotate without rotating said coin-receiving drum, and interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which can act while said coin-receiving drum is in said initial position to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move from said initial position into said predetermined position as said driving member rotates relative to said coin receiving drum, two of said rollers being close to said driving member, two further of said rollers being remote from said driving member, said rollers defining a plane, additional rollers being located above the level of said plane, said additional rollers helping hold said coin-receiving drum up out of engagement with the first said two rollers and said further two rollers whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, said first said two rollers and said further two rollers having parallel axes that are disposed transversely of the axis of said driving member, and said additional rollers having the axes thereof parallel to the axis of said driving member.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum into an initial position adjacent said predetermined position wherein said driving member can rotate without rotating said coin-receiving drum, and interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which can act while said coin-receiving drum is in said initial position to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move from said initial position into said predetermined position as said driving member rotates relative to said coin receiving drum, two of said rollers being close to said driving member, two further of said rollers being remote from said driving member, said rollers defining a plane, additional rollers being located above the level of said plane, said additional rollers helping hold said coin-receiving drum up out of engagement with the first said two rollers and said further two rollers whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, said two further rollers being capable of coacting to help support said coin-receiving drum as said coin-receiving drum is rested on said support remote from said predetermined position, said coin-receiving drum being capable of having the axis thereof tilted in one direction relative to the horizontal to enable a portion of said coin-receiving drum to pass above and out of engagement with said additional rollers, said coin-receiving drum being capable of having said axis thereof tilted in the opposite direction relative to the horizontal and of having the first said portion thereof rested on the first said two rollers to enable a further portion of said coin-receiving drum to pass above and out of engagement with said additional rollers, and said first said two rollers and said additional rollers being capable of supporting said coin-receiving drum when said coin-receiving drum is just short of said predetermined position.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that has means to hold a plurality of coins in predetermined spaced-apart locations therein, said coin-receiving drum being movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, a driving member that can rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and rollers which guide said coin-receiving drum into an initial position adjacent said predetermined position wherein said driving member can rotate without rotating said coin-receiving drum, and interacting surfaces on said driving member and on said coin-receiving drum which can act while said coin-receiving drum is in said initial position to automatically cause said coin-receiving drum to move from said initial position into said predetermined position as said driving member rotates relative to said coin-receiving drum, two of said rollers being close to said driving member, two further of said rollers being remote from said driving member, said rollers defining a plane, additional rollers being located above the level of said plane, said additional rollers helping hold said coin-receiving drum up out of engagement with the first said two rollers and said further two rollers whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and said additional rollers being located intermediate the first said two rollers and said two further rollers.
A coin-handling device which comprises a support, a coin-receiving drum that is selectively movable into and out of a predetermined position adjacent said support, interacting surfaces on said coin-receiving drum and on a driving member and on said support which provide three points of support for said coin-receiving drum and thereby hold said coin-receiving drum in said predetermined position, said driving member being engaged by said coin-receiving drum and being adapted to rotate said coin-receiving drum relative to said support whenever said coin-receiving drum is in said predetermined position, and further interacting surfaces which can hold said coin-receiving drum in an initial position adjacent said predetermined position, one of said further interacting surfaces being on said driving member, said driving member also helping to support said coin-receiving drum while it rotates said coin-receiving drum relative to said support.
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