COIN DISPENSING APPARATUS

• US 20070170036A1
• Filed: 01/22/2007
• Published: 07/26/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/23/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Asahi Seiko CO., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Asahi Seiko CO., Ltd.
• Inventors: Takeuchi, Toru
• Granted Patent: US 7,798,304 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 194/344
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 5/08 Testing the magnetic or electric properties
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 9/008 Feeding coins from bulk

Abstract

A coin dispensing apparatus is provided which can detect a dispensed coin without lowering a dispensation speed of coins, even dispensed small-diameter coins without lowering a dispensation speed without damaging a coin detecting device. The coin dispensing apparatus has a throwing-out device and a noncontact type detecting device. A rebound member is provided against which the coin thrown out by the throwing-out device strikes, to rebound in a predetermined direction. The noncontact type coin detecting device continuously detects a coin before the coin strikes against the rebound member and after the coin rebounds.

Claims

1. A coin dispensing apparatus comprising:

a throwing-out device for throwing out coins;

a rebound member against which coins thrown out from the throwing-out device strike to rebound in a predetermined direction; and

a noncontact type coin detecting device which continuously detects coins before striking against the rebound member and detects the coins after rebounding.

2. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the noncontact type detecting device is an electromagnetic type coin detecting device.

3. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein:

said noncontact type detecting device is formed into a channel shape with a pair of detecting units forming a detecting path through which coins pass and a connecting portion connecting the detecting units to each other; and

said rebound member is disposed on the connecting member positioned in a depth portion of the detecting path.

4. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the rebound member is formed as a member separated from the noncontact type detecting device and is disposed in the depth portion of the detecting path.

5. A coin dispensing apparatus, comprising;

a sorter for sorting coins to respective denominations or type and including a rotating disk having a through hole into which coins drop through;

a feed out device with a fixed guiding member and a movable guiding member, which is resiliently biased, coins being flipped out by the movable guiding member;

a rebound member against which the coins flipped out by the fixed guiding member and the movable guiding member strike at an acute angle; and

a noncontact type detecting device, wherein each coin before striking against the rebound member is detected by said detecting device and the each coin after rebounding from the rebound member are detected.

6. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the noncontact type detecting device is an electromagnetic type coin detecting device.

7. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein:

said noncontact type detecting device is formed into a channel shape with a pair of detecting units forming a detecting path through which coins pass and a connecting portion connecting the detecting units to each other; and

said rebound member is disposed on the connecting member positioned in a depth portion of the detecting path.

8. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the rebound member is formed as a member separated from the noncontact type detecting device and is disposed in the depth portion of the detecting path.

9. A coin dispensing apparatus comprising:

a sorter for sorting coins to respective denominations or type and including a rotating disk having a through hole into which coins drop through to a dispensing location;

a dispensing device for throwing out coins from the dispensing location with a throw out path;

a rebound member against which coins thrown out along said throw out path strike and rebound along a rebound path; and

a noncontact type coin detecting device with a detection region, said throw out path and said rebound path passing through said detection region whereby said noncontact type coin detecting device detects coins before striking against the rebound member and after striking against the rebound member.

10. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said dispensing device includes a fixed guiding member and a movable guiding member, which is resiliently biased.

11. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein the noncontact type detecting device is an electromagnetic type coin detecting device.

12. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 9, wherein:

said noncontact type detecting device is formed into a channel shape with a pair of detecting units forming a detecting path through which coins pass and a connecting portion connecting the detecting units to each other; and

said rebound member is disposed on the connecting member positioned in a depth portion of the detecting path.

13. A coin dispensing apparatus according to claim 12, wherein the rebound member is formed as a member separated from the noncontact type detecting device and is disposed in the depth portion of the detecting path.