Disc dispensing apparatus

In a disc storing apparatus that dispenses stored discs from a disc passageway, the improvement of a disc dispensing apparatus operatively mounted to the disc passageway comprising;

• a moveable guide hole member having a guide hole of an elongated shape movably attached adjacent an outlet of the disc passageway;
• a guiding unit operatively mounted in the guide hole;
• a resilient unit for biasing the guiding unit against the movement of the discs;
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• a moving unit operatively attached to the moveable guide hole member for positioning the elongated guide hole at an angle to an axis of the disc passageway on a side of the disc passageway whereby a disc to be dispensed contacts the guiding unit and displaces the guiding unit along the elongated hole while receiving a counter force from the resilient unit to force the disc to be directed away from the guiding unit to one side of the disc passageway.

A disc dispensing apparatus, comprising:

• a guiding passageway for guiding discs aligned in one row;
• a guide hole member with a guide hole pivotally movable around an axis with an axial line almost perpendicularly crossing the guiding passageway near an outlet of the guiding passageway on an extension of said guiding passageway, a pivot axis of the guide hole member is arranged between a central line of the guiding passageway for a smallest diameter disc and a central line of the guiding passageway for a largest diameter disc;
• a guiding unit guided within the guide hole member and resiliently pushed toward the guiding passageway;
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• a moving unit for selectively moving said guide hole member in a pivotal movement.

A disc dispensing system, comprising:

• a stationary guiding passageway unit for guiding discs to a disc discharge position from a source of discs, wherein a passageway in the guiding passageway unit aligns discs to move by a force contact between discs, from the source to the disc discharge position;
• a movable guide device movably attached to the stationary guiding passageway unit adjacent to the disc discharge position having a single extended guide hole and a guiding unit movably mounted in the extended guide hole;
• means for biasing the guiding unit towards one end of the extended guide hole adjacent the disc discharge position whereby a discharging disc must force the guiding unit away from the disc discharge position along the extended guide hole before the disc can be discharged;
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• means for selectively rotating the movable guide device to enable a discharge of a disc from one of opposite sides of a center line of the passageway of the stationary guiding passageway.