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US 7,407,047 B2Granted
Disk-shaped object sorter
AssigneeKabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux
InventorsRyoji Yamagishi, Yukio Ito, Yasuyuki Furusawa
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Abstract
Disk-shaped object thickness-restricting means is provided in a disk-shaped object guiding path for transferring a disk-shaped object, inserted through a disk-shaped object slot, in an inclined direction. The disk-shaped object thickness-restricting means comes into contact with the inserted disk-shaped object and changes its position depending on the thickness of the disk-shaped object in the contact, restricting the thickness of the inserted disk-shaped object.
Claims1
A disk-shaped object sorter comprising:
- a disk-shaped object guiding path to transfer and guide a disk-shaped object inserted through a disk-shaped object slot;
- a guide supported so as to freely swing in the disk-shaped object guiding path;
- impelling means for impelling the guide to apply pressure with the guide to one side surface of the disk-shaped object passing through the disk-shaped object guiding path;
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- stopper means for restricting expansion of a gap between a side wall of the disk-shaped object guiding path and the guide by coming into contact with the guide when a disk-shaped object with a thickness larger than a specified thickness advances, and stopping the advancement of the disk-shaped object with a thickness larger than the specified thickness, wherein the guide composes:
- a guide section with a distal end inclined gradually toward the disk-shaped object guiding path;
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- a board thickness restricting section supported on the distal end of the guide section, the board thickness restriction section being in the form of a circular truncated cone and made of metal.
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