US 9,311,764 B2Granted

Coin counting apparatus

AssigneeSymotor Seiko Ltd.

InventorTai-Hui Chen

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Abstract

A coin counting apparatus includes a mounting unit with a base plate, and a guiding unit connected to the mounting unit. The guiding unit includes a guiding member connected to the base plate, a cover member cooperating with the base plate to define a guiding space, an adjusting plate connected to the base plate, a positioning bolt connected to a pivotable swing arm and slidable in a guidance sliding groove of the cover member and a base sliding groove of the base plate, and two fastener members fastening the adjusting plate to the base plate. The adjusting plate is movable relative to the base plate to cover a portion of the base sliding groove so that a range of the sliding movement of the positioning bolt is adjustable.

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A coin counting apparatus comprising:

a mounting unit including
a mounting seat, and
a base plate that is connected to said mounting seat, and that is formed with a base sliding groove extending therethrough;
a rotating unit including
a turntable member that is rotatably connected to said base plate, and
a motor that is for driving rotation of said turntable member;
a receiving unit coupled to said base plate, surrounding said turntable member, and defining a receiving space that is adapted for receiving a plurality of coins;
a guiding unit including
a guiding member that is rotatably connected to said base plate, and that is spaced apart from and configured to be co-rotatable with said turntable member,
a cover member that covers said base plate in proximity to said guiding member, that cooperates with said base plate to define a guiding space, and that is formed with a guidance sliding groove extending therethrough, said guidance sliding groove being registered with said base sliding groove of said base plate,
an adjusting plate that is connected to a side of said base plate opposite to said cover member, and that is movable relative to said base plate and said cover member to adjustably cover a portion of said base sliding groove,
a swing arm that is swingably disposed between said base plate and said adjusting plate,
a positioning bolt that has opposite first and second end portions, said first end portion extending from said swing arm and extending slidably into said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove, said second end portion extending from said swing arm and being close to said adjusting plate,
two fastener members that fasten removably said adjusting plate to said base plate, and
a resilient member that is disposed in proximity to said base plate and that has two opposite ends respectively connected to said second end portion of said positioning bolt and said base plate;
and
a track unit connected to said guiding unit and including
a track member that defines a passageway in communication with said guiding space, and
a counter that is mounted on said track member;
wherein each of the coins is pushed via rotation of said guiding member from said rotating unit into said guiding space, and is further pushed by said guiding member to drive sliding movement of said first end portion of said positioning bolt along said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove, and to extend resiliently said resilient member until said second end portion of said positioning bolt abuts against said adjusting plate, thereby permitting passage of the coin into said passageway;
wherein said adjusting plate has
two opposite longitudinal sides that extend in a longitudinal direction,
two opposite transverse sides that interconnect said opposite longitudinal sides and that extend in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction,
first and second stopper portions that respectively project from said longitudinal sides and that are diagonally opposite to each other,
two opposite first adjusting notches that are respectively indented from said transverse sides toward each other, and
two opposite second adjusting notches that are respectively indented from said transverse sides toward each other, and that are spaced apart from said first adjusting notches;
wherein, when said fastener members respectively extend through said first adjusting notches to fasten said adjusting plate to said base plate, said first stopper portion covers a portion of said base sliding groove to limit movement of said first end portion of said positioning bolt along said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove;
and
wherein, when said fastener members respectively extend through said second adjusting notches to fasten said adjusting plate to said base plate, said second stopper portion covers a portion of said base sliding groove to limit movement of said first end portion of said positioning bolt along said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove.

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Abstract

A coin counting apparatus comprising:

a mounting unit including
a mounting seat, and
a base plate that is connected to said mounting seat, and that is formed with a base sliding groove extending therethrough;
a rotating unit including
a turntable member that is rotatably connected to said base plate, and
a motor that is for driving rotation of said turntable member;
a receiving unit coupled to said base plate, surrounding said turntable member, and defining a receiving space that is adapted for receiving a plurality of coins;
a guiding unit including
a guiding member that is rotatably connected to said base plate, and that is spaced apart from and configured to be co-rotatable with said turntable member,
a cover member that covers said base plate in proximity to said guiding member, that cooperates with said base plate to define a guiding space, and that is formed with a guidance sliding groove extending therethrough, said guidance sliding groove being registered with said base sliding groove of said base plate,
an adjusting plate that is connected to a side of said base plate opposite to said cover member, and that is movable relative to said base plate and said cover member to adjustably cover a portion of said base sliding groove,
a swing arm that is swingably disposed between said base plate and said adjusting plate,
a positioning bolt that has opposite first and second end portions, said first end portion extending from said swing arm and extending slidably into said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove, said second end portion extending from said swing arm and being close to said adjusting plate,
two fastener members that fasten removably said adjusting plate to said base plate, and
a resilient member that is disposed in proximity to said base plate and that has two opposite ends respectively connected to said second end portion of said positioning bolt and said base plate;
and
a track unit connected to said guiding unit and including
a track member that defines a passageway in communication with said guiding space, and
a counter that is mounted on said track member;
wherein each of the coins is pushed via rotation of said guiding member from said rotating unit into said guiding space, and is further pushed by said guiding member to drive sliding movement of said first end portion of said positioning bolt along said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove, and to extend resiliently said resilient member until said second end portion of said positioning bolt abuts against said adjusting plate, thereby permitting passage of the coin into said passageway;
wherein said adjusting plate has
two opposite longitudinal sides that extend in a longitudinal direction,
two opposite transverse sides that interconnect said opposite longitudinal sides and that extend in a transverse direction transverse to the longitudinal direction,
first and second stopper portions that respectively project from said longitudinal sides and that are diagonally opposite to each other,
two opposite first adjusting notches that are respectively indented from said transverse sides toward each other, and
two opposite second adjusting notches that are respectively indented from said transverse sides toward each other, and that are spaced apart from said first adjusting notches;
wherein, when said fastener members respectively extend through said first adjusting notches to fasten said adjusting plate to said base plate, said first stopper portion covers a portion of said base sliding groove to limit movement of said first end portion of said positioning bolt along said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove;
and
wherein, when said fastener members respectively extend through said second adjusting notches to fasten said adjusting plate to said base plate, said second stopper portion covers a portion of said base sliding groove to limit movement of said first end portion of said positioning bolt along said base sliding groove and said guidance sliding groove.

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