Coin sorting apparatus
First Claim
1. A coin sorting apparatus comprising:
- a passage member having a substantially horizontal passage surface and provided with an ejecting hole;
a guide member extended on the passage surface of the passage member to guide coins along the passage surface from the upstream side toward the downstream side of the passage member;
a conveyor belt extended so as to hold coins together with the passage surface of the passage member to convey coins along the guide member from an upstream side toward a downstream side of the passage member; and
a support roller disposed under the ejecting hole opposite to the conveyor belt;
wherein the ejecting hole of the passage member is contiguous with the guide member and has a guiding side wall extending obliquely away from the guide member toward the downstream side of the passage member, andthe support roller is adapted to be turned between a coin-passing position where the upper end thereof is at a level not lower than that of the upper edge of the guiding side wall, and a coin-ejecting position where the upper end thereof is at a level lower than that of the upper edge of the guiding side wall.
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Abstract
A coin sorting apparatus has a passage member provided with an ejecting hole and a guide member extended on a passage surface of the passage member. A conveyor belt holds coins together with the passage surface to convey coins along the guide member. A support roller is disposed under an ejecting hole opposite to the conveyor belt. The ejecting hole is contiguous with the guide member and has a guiding slide wall that extends obliquely away from the guide member toward a downstream side of the passage member. The support roller can be turned between a coin-passing position where its upper end is at a level not lower than that of the upper edge of the guiding side wall and a coin ejecting position where the upper end is at a level lower than that of the upper edge of the guiding side wall.
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6 Claims
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1. A coin sorting apparatus comprising:
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a passage member having a substantially horizontal passage surface and provided with an ejecting hole; a guide member extended on the passage surface of the passage member to guide coins along the passage surface from the upstream side toward the downstream side of the passage member; a conveyor belt extended so as to hold coins together with the passage surface of the passage member to convey coins along the guide member from an upstream side toward a downstream side of the passage member; and a support roller disposed under the ejecting hole opposite to the conveyor belt; wherein the ejecting hole of the passage member is contiguous with the guide member and has a guiding side wall extending obliquely away from the guide member toward the downstream side of the passage member, and the support roller is adapted to be turned between a coin-passing position where the upper end thereof is at a level not lower than that of the upper edge of the guiding side wall, and a coin-ejecting position where the upper end thereof is at a level lower than that of the upper edge of the guiding side wall. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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