Chip sorting device
AssigneeShuffle Master, Inc.
InventorsErnst Blaha, Peter Krenn
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Abstract
A casino chip sorting device may comprise a transport disc, a drive, an ejector, a cam, and a blade. The drive may be operably coupled to the transport disc, for rotating the transport disc, and the transport disc may have multiple recesses for collecting individual chips. The ejector may be extendable into a recess from beneath the transport disc to move a disc that is in the recess and the cam may be selectively rotatable by the drive to push the ejector into the recess. The blade may have an upper surface positioned to receive a casino chip moved by the ejector. Additionally, a processor associated with the casino chip sorting device may be programmed to recognize a jam.
Claims20
A casino chip sorting device, comprising:
- a transport disc with multiple recesses for collecting individual chips;
- a drive operably coupled to the transport disc for rotating the transport disc;
- an ejector extendable into a recess from beneath the transport disc to move a disc that is in the recess;
- a cam selectively rotatable by the drive to push the ejector into the recess;
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- a blade having an upper surface positioned to receive a casino chip moved by the ejector;
- wherein a processor associated with the casino chip sorting device is programmed to recognize a jam.
A sorting device for the sorting of gaming chips, comprising:
- a base frame;
- a collection container;
- an oblique transport disc for separating and receiving the gaming chips adjoining the collection container;
- a gaming chip characteristic identification system positioned adjacent the oblique transport disc;
- a transfer device for distributing the gaming chips to removal units according to characteristics identified in the gaming chip characteristic identification system, the removal units having a substantially U-shaped cross-section;
- a radially external region of the oblique transport disc containing recesses into which the received gaming chips are separated;
- at least one ejector that can be inserted at least partially from one side of the oblique transport disc into the recesses to lift an edge of the gaming chips therein above a front face of the oblique transport disc lying opposite the at least one ejector;
- a blade associated with a removal unit positioned to slide under a gaming chip with a lifted edge and receive the gaming chip with a lifted edge thereon;
- wherein a side of the oblique transport disc not adjacent to the collection container has a cogwheel;
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- a processor associated with the sorting device programmed to recognize a jam.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.