Patent ID: 6786814
Filing Date: 2004-09-07
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A coin counting device comprising:a base with an inclined surface and having a stub extending upward from the inclined surface; a driving device mounted in the base and having a rotatable shaft extending out from the inclined surface of the base; a rotating disk rotatably mounted on the inclined surface of the base and securely connected to the shaft of the driving device, the rotating disk having a first side facing the inclined surface and multiple coin holes defined through the rotating disk and arranged in a circle around the rotating disk, wherein the rotating disk has two separate protrusions formed on the first side of the rotating disk and between adjacent coin holes to define a gap between the protrusions for the stub on the inclined surface passing through the gap; a bearing ring detachably attached to the first side of the rotating disk and having a bottom and multiple rollers rotatably attached to the bottom of bearing ring; a coin container securely attached to the inclined surface and having coin inlet communicating with at least one of the coin holes in the rotating disk; and a coin discharging device attached to the base and corresponding to the stub on the inclined surface, the coin discharging device having a body with a coin outlet corresponding to the stub on the inclined surface and a counter attached to the body to count an amount of coins passing through the coin outlet.