Escalator equipment for coins
AssigneeAsahi Seiki Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasayoshi Umeda, Hiroshi Abe
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Abstract
A miniaturizes lifting style coin hopper is provided with a coin escalator device. The lifting style hopper equipment uses a small hopper with improved escalator equipment. The escalator equipment for coins includes a back plate with a curved surface for carrying a plurality of coins which are arranged in a single plane row from bottom to top. A pair of spacers are placed at each side on the upper surface of this back plate, respectively. The escalator equipment for coins has at least a plurality of idlers which are freely rotatably arranged, covering the back plate between the paired spacers. A spring device presses these idlers to the back plate.
Claims9
A coin circulating hopper device, comprising:
- an escalator device with a back plate with a curved surface for carrying a plurality of coins, arranged in a single row, from a plate bottom to a plate top, a pair of spacers respectively placed at each side on an upper surface of said back plate, a plurality of idlers freely rotatably arranged covering the back plate between the paired spacers, and a spring device for pressing said idlers to said back plate;
- a small hopper with a tank and a rotatable disk for dispensing coins from the tank and positioning them for transport by said escalator device;
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- a large hopper with a discharge mechanism for discharging coins to said small hopper, said escalator device discharging coins from said small hopper to said large hopper.
An escalator for coins comprising:
- a back plate with a curved surface for carrying a plurality of coins, arranged in a single row, from a plate bottom to a plate top;
- a pair of spacers respectively placed at each side on an upper surface of said back plate;
- a mounting plate bridged between the paired spacers at the plate bottom;
- a long arm freely pivoted on said mounting plate;
- a large spring for pressing said long arm to said back plate;
- a pair of short arms respectively pivoted freely at each end on said long arm;
- a pair of small springs for pressing said short arms respectively, to said back plate;
- a plurality of idlers freely pivoted on the paired short arms and arranged covering the back plate between the paired spacers;
- an endless belt stretched on said plurality of idlers.
An escalator device for a plurality of coins, the device comprising:
- a back plate with a curved surface for supporting the plurality of coins, said back plate having a first and second end;
- a support arm pivotally connected to said first end of said back plate, said support arm having first and second ends;
- a first contact arm pivotally connected to said first end of said support arm;
- a second contact arm pivotally connected to said second end of said support arm;
- a belt rotatable around said first and second arms;
- a spring biasing said arms and said belt against said curved surface of said back plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.