Coin dispensing apparatus

A coin dispensing apparatus comprising:

• a body;
• a rotary disk provided rotatably on the body, wherein the disk has apertures for receiving coins;
• a driving device for rotating the disk;
• a coin source for supplying coins to the apertures of the disk;
• a circular carrying path, formed on or in the body, along which the coins received in the apertures of the disk are moved in conjunction with rotation of the disk;
• a dispensing opening, communicating with the carrying path, for allowing the coins to be moved from the carrying path toward a coin outlet;
• a dispensing passage through which the coins are moved from the dispensing opening toward the coin outlet;
• a movable guide member, wherein the guide member is selectively located at a guiding position where the coins which are moved along the carrying path are guided by the guide member toward the dispensing opening or a non-guiding position where the coins which are moved along the carrying path are not guided by the guide member;
• a movable stopper, wherein the stopper is selectively located at a blocking position where the coins are blocked in the dispensing passage by the stopper or a non-blocking position where the coins are not blocked to pass through the dispensing passage;
• an interlocking device for interlocking the stopper and the guide member in such a way that the guide member is located at the non-guiding position when the stopper is located at the blocking position, and that the guide member is located at the guiding position when the stopper is located at the non-blocking position;
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• a controller for controlling the stopper and the guide member in such a way that the guide member is located at the guiding position and the stopper is located at the non-blocking position during a dispensing operation, and that the guide member is located at the non-guiding position and the stopper is located at the blocking position during a non-dispensing operation.