Remaining coin amount detecting apparatus for coin hopper
AssigneeAsahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMotoharu Kurosawa
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Abstract
A remaining coin amount detecting apparatus is provided for a coin hopper, disposed on a lower portion of a cylindrical storing bowl. The coin hopper dispenses coins one by one using a rotary disk fixed on a rotary shaft rotated by a driving apparatus. At least a part of a surface of the rotary disk includes a conductor, and the conductor is electrically connected to a detecting terminal disposed inside the storing bowl.
Claims15
A remaining coin amount detecting apparatus and coin hopper comprising:
- a coin hopper storing bowl;
- a rotary disk for dispensing coins from the storing bowl one by one;
- a driving apparatus;
- a rotary shaft rotated by said driving apparatus, said rotary disk being mounted on said rotary shaft;
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- a detecting apparatus disposed on a lower portion of said storing bowl including at least a portion of a surface of the rotary disk comprising a conductor and a detecting terminal disposed in the storing bowl, said conductor being electrically connected to said detecting terminal through coins in said coin hopper storing bowl for detecting an amount of remaining coins.
A coin hopper with remaining coin detection, the coin hopper comprising:
- a coin hopper storing bowl;
- a rotary disk disposed on a lower portion of said storing bowl for dispensing coins from the storing bowl one by one;
- a driving apparatus;
- a rotary shaft rotated by said driving apparatus, said rotary disk being mounted on said rotary shaft;
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- a remaining coin detecting means for detecting coins remaining in the coin hopper storing bowl, said remaining coin detecting means comprising a detector element, an electrically conductive portion of said rotary disk, said electrically conductive portion being electrically connected to said detector element and a detecting terminal electrically connected to said detector element, said detecting terminal being disposed in the storing bowl, said detector element providing a detection signal based on said conductive portion being in electrically contact with said detecting terminal via coins in said hopper storing bowl.
A coin hopper with remaining coin detection, the coin hopper comprising:
- a coin hopper storing bowl;
- a rotary disk disposed in communication with an interior of said storing bowl for dispensing coins from the storing bowl one by one;
- a driving apparatus;
- a rotary shaft rotated by said driving apparatus, said rotary disk being mounted on said rotary shaft;
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- a remaining coin detecting means for detecting coins remaining in the coin hopper storing bowl and providing a signal indicating the presence or absence of detected remaining coins, said remaining coin detecting means comprising a detector element for output of said signal, an electrically conductive portion of said rotary disk, said electrically conductive portion being electrically connected to said detector element and a detecting terminal electrically connected to said detector element, said detecting terminal being disposed in the storing bowl.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.