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US 7,244,176 B2Granted
Outlet-adjusting device of coin dispenser
AssigneeInternational Currency Technologies Corporation
InventorHung-Yi Chang
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Abstract
An outlet-adjusting device suitable for a coin dispenser is provided. The outlet adjusting device comprises a directing element, an ejecting element and an positioning member, wherein the positioning member and the directing element are adapted for adjusting a biasing angle of a directing flange of the directing element so as to lead and dispense the coin from said coin outlet. Thus, the outlet-adjusting device allows the coin dispenser to dispense coins of various sizes.
Claims17
An outlet-adjusting device of a coin dispenser, comprising:
- a directing element comprising a directing flange;
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- an ejecting element, wherein a position of said directing flange of said directing element can be adjusted according to a size of a coin so as to lead said coin and dispense said coin from a coin outlet, wherein said ejecting element comprises a rotating set having a plurality of adjusting elements and a rotating member, and wherein said rotating member comprises a plurality of resilient members and each of said resilient members comprises a stop member.
A coin dispenser with an outlet-adjusting device, comprising:
- a coin collector, enclosing a space and having an outlet at a bottom thereof communicating with said space;
- a rotating plate, comprising a plurality of coin positioning holes, disposed within said outlet, wherein a gap is set between said coin positioning holes;
- a chassis, disposed below the coin collector, wherein the chassis comprises a positioning member, an adjusting groove and a coin outlet positioned on a top sidewall of the chassis, said positioning member is positioned at a side of said chassis apart from said adjusting groove;
- a motor device, set within said chassis below said rotating plate;
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- an outlet-adjusting device, having a directing element and an ejecting element, wherein said ejecting element protrudes through said adjusting groove, and wherein said positioning member and said directing element are adapted for adjusting a position of a directing flange of said directing element according to a size of a coin so as to lead said coin and dispense said coin from said coin outlet.
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