Coin discriminating device

An automatic vending machine comprising:

• a coin discriminating device for discriminating put-in coins between a normal coin and a coin smaller than the normal coin, comprising:
• a turn plate having a cut-out portion which can receive a plurality of put-in coins and having a coin discriminating pawl portion on a periphery thereof,
• a plurality of coin discriminating levers, each of which has an engaging portion engageable with the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate and which are provided near the turn plate and are swingable around an axis independently of one another, for abutting against the corresponding received put-in coins in the cut-out portion, respectively, so that when a coin smaller than the normal coin is placed in the cut-out portion, the engaging portion of the coin discriminating lever engages the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate by rotation thereof to prevent the rotation of the turn plate, and when a normal coin is placed in the cut-out portion, the coin discriminating lever is pushed by the normal coin in the cut-out portion to clear the engaging portion of the coin discriminating lever from engagement with the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate,
• a biasing member for biasing a free end of each coin discriminating lever to a side of the turn plate,
• a handle for rotating the turn plate,
• a regulating member for regulating a number of normal coins to be put in the cut-out portion of the turn plate by going in or out of the cut-out portion,
• a setting member for setting the number of normal coins to be put in the cut-out portion to make the regulating member go in or out of the cut-out portion by a predetermined depth corresponding to the number of normal coins set by the setting member, and
• a clearing member for clearing the engaging portion of an unnecessary coin discriminating lever out of a region to engage with the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate;
• and
• a commodity discharging device comprising a drum rotatable with respect to a shaft extending in a vertical direction and which is provided with a commodity discharging opening penetrating in a vertical direction and is arranged to discharge a commodity through the commodity discharging opening by rotating the drum through a predetermined angle.

A coin discriminating device for discriminating put-in coins between a normal coin and a coin smaller than the normal coin, comprising:

• a turn plate having a cut-out portion that is shaped to receive a plurality of put-in coins and having a coin discriminating pawl portion on a periphery thereof;
• a plurality of coin discriminating levers disposed in a path of the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate, wherein a size of the normal coin serves to clear the respective coin discriminating levers during rotation of the turn plate;
• a biasing member engaging the coin discriminating levers, the biasing member biasing the coin discriminating levers toward engagement with the coin discriminating pawl;
• a regulating member disposed in the cut-out portion of the turn plate;
• and
• a setting member coupled with the regulating member, the setting member setting a position of the regulating member in the cut-out portion of the turn plate.