Coin receiving and dispensing device

• US 20070060033A1
• Filed: 08/05/2004
• Published: 03/15/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Toshiba Tec Corporation (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Kotani, Kazumi
• Granted Patent: US 7,422,518 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 453/56
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 9/00 Counting coins in combination with coin-sorting G07D3/16; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 9/008 Feeding coins from bulk

Abstract

To ease a load to drive power for rotationally driving a coin dispensing belt even if the number of coins on the coin dispensing belt which carries the coin increases, a belt guide mechanism is provided which includes a belt guide for guiding the coin dispensing belt along a coin carrying direction, a coin contacting face which is located at both sides of the belt guide, and is located lower than a coin carrying surface, and an escape space for allowing the coin carrying surface of the coin carrying belt to be located lower than the coin contacting face when a downward bending force is applied to the coin dispensing belt.

Claims

1. A coin receiving and dispensing device, for holding a coin received from a coin receiving inlet, and for dispensing the coin to a coin dispensing outlet by denominations, comprising:

a coin holder, for holding the coin by denominations, a width of which is formed substantially the same as a diameter of the coin;

a coin dispensing belt located at a bottom part of the coin holder and driven by drive power for carrying the coin held in the coin holder toward the coin dispensing outlet by an outer side coin carrying surface;

a belt guide for guiding the coin dispensing belt along a coin carrying direction by controlling positions of both sides and an inner side of the coin dispensing belt;

a coin contacting face provided at both sides of the belt guide and located lower than the coin carrying surface; and

an escape space formed on the belt guide, for allowing the coin carrying surface of the coin carrying belt to be located lower than the coin contacting face when a downward bending force is applied to the coin dispensing belt.

2. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the escape space is formed in a concave shape.

3. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein a length of the escape space in the coin carrying direction is at least longer than a length of the diameter of the coin+(the thickness of the coin dispensing belt X 2).

4. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the belt guide is located at a center part of the coin holder.

5. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the coin contacting face is formed flat.

6. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein the belt guide and the coin contacting face are integrally formed.

7. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein an inner surface of the carrying belt is formed flat.

8. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein one end of the coin dispensing belt at a coin carrying direction side is located higher than the other end of the coin dispensing belt at a coin holder side.

9. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 7, wherein an upper part of the coin holder further comprises a sorting hole for sorting the coin to be held in the coin holder by denominations.

10. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 7, wherein an exit of the coin holder further comprises a separating roller for separating the coin one by one.

11. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein an upper part of the coin holder further comprises a sorting hole for sorting the coin to be stored in the coin holder by denominations.

12. The coin receiving and dispensing device according to claim 1, wherein an exit of the coin holder further comprises a separating roller for separating the coin one by one.