Coin handling device
AssigneeCummins-Allison Corp.
InventorsJoseph J. Geib, Juan J. Malave, Donald E. Raterman, George A. Rokos
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Abstract
A coin handling device for handling a plurality of coins comprises a coin-driving member having a resilient surface and a stationary coin-guiding member having a coin-guiding surface opposing the resilient surface of the coin-driving member. The coin-guiding surface is positioned generally parallel to the resilient surface and spaced slightly therefrom. The resilient surface of the coin-driving member is constructed and arranged to move the coins along the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member. The coin-guiding member includes lubricant-filled cavities, self-lubricating inserts, or a gall-resistant coating to reduce friction between the coins and the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member.
Claims32
A coin handling device for handling a plurality of coins, comprising:
- a coin-driving member having a resilient surface;
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- a stationary coin-guiding member having a coin-guiding surface opposing the resilient surface of the coin-driving member, the coin-guiding surface being positioned generally parallel to the resilient surface and spaced slightly therefrom, the resilient surface of the coin-driving member constructed and arranged to move the coins along the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member, the coin-guiding member including means for lubricating the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member so as to reduce friction between the coins and the coin-guiding surface.
A disc-type coin sorter, comprising:
- a rotatable disc having a resilient top surface for receiving a plurality of coins thereon;
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- a stationary sorting head having a lower surface being positioned generally parallel to the resilient top surface of the disc and spaced slightly therefrom, the lower surface of the sorting head having formed therein a queuing region for aligning edges of the coins on the top surface of the disc at a common radius, a periphery of the lower surface of the sorting head forming a plurality of exit stations for selectively allowing exiting of the queued coins based upon their respective diameters, the sorting head including at least one self-lubricating insert secured in a cavity formed in the lower surface of the sorting head so as to reduce friction between the coins and the lower surface of the sorting head.
A disc-type coin sorter, comprising:
- a rotatable disc having a resilient top surface for receiving a plurality of coins thereon;
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- a stationary sorting head having a lower surface being positioned generally parallel to the resilient top surface of the disc and spaced slightly therefrom, the lower surface of the sorting head having formed therein a queuing region for aligning edges of the coins on the top surface of the disc at a common radius, a periphery of the lower surface of the sorting head forming a plurality of exit stations for selectively allowing exiting of the queued coins based upon their respective diameters, the sorting head including a gall-resistant coating applied to the lower surface of the sorting head so as to reduce friction between the coins and the lower surface of the sorting head.
A stationary sorting head for a disc-type coin sorter including a rotatable disc, the rotatable disc having a resilient top surface for receiving a plurality of coins thereon, the sorting head comprising:
- a lower surface being positioned generally parallel to the resilient top surface of the disc and spaced slightly therefrom, the lower surface of the sorting head having formed therein a queuing region for aligning edges of the coins on the top surface of the disc at a common radius, a periphery of the lower surface of the sorting head forming a plurality of exit stations for selectively allowing exiting of the queued coins based upon their respective diameters, at least one self-lubricating insert being secured in a cavity formed in the lower surface of the sorting head so as to reduce friction between the coins and the lower surface of the sorting head.
A stationary sorting head for a disc-type coin sorter including a rotatable disc, the rotatable disc having a resilient top surface for receiving a plurality of coins thereon, the sorting head comprising:
- a lower surface being positioned generally parallel to the resilient top surface of the disc and spaced slightly therefrom, the lower surface of the sorting head having formed therein a queuing region for aligning edges of the coins on the top surface of the disc at a common radius, a periphery of the lower surface of the sorting head forming a plurality of exit stations for selectively allowing exiting of the queued coins based upon their respective diameters, a gall-resistant coating being applied to the lower surface of the sorting head so as to reduce friction between the coins and the lower surface of the sorting head.
A method for handling coins in a coin handling device including a coin-driving member having a resilient surface and a stationary coin-guiding member having a coin-guiding surface opposing the resilient surface of the coin-driving member, the coin-guiding surface being positioned generally parallel to the resilient surface and spaced slightly therefrom, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing the coin-guiding member with means for lubricating the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member so as to reduce friction between the coins and the coin-guiding surface;
- receiving a plurality of coins between the resilient surface of the coin-driving member and the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member;
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- activating the coin-driving member such that the resilient surface of the coin-driving member moves the coins along the coin-guiding surface of the coin-guiding member.
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