Patent ID: 8439731
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A coin separating and transferring apparatus comprising: a storing container for storing bulk coins; a rotary disk mounted for rotation about a slanted rotational axis to enable gravitational forces to provide a sliding movement of coins on the rotary disk; a pusher unit is connected to a surface on the rotary disk for contacting and moving coins on the rotary disk, the pusher unit is positioned on the rotary disk and has an arc shape, with a length in a circumferential direction longer than the largest diameter coin to be stored and a holding edge at a predetermined radius from the rotational axis; and a guiding member is positioned to extend across a portion of the rotary disk and to guide coins for release from the rotary disk and the guiding member includes a coin support ledge and a delivery support ledge, the coin support ledge is arc shape around and above the slanted rotary disk rotational axis, the thickness of the coin support ledge is configured to be equal or thinner than a thickness of the thinnest coin, and extends to the delivery support ledge to provide a stationary coin position prior to the coin release from the rotary disk, and a thickness of the delivery support ledge is wider than thickness of the coin support ledge, wherein the pusher unit will separate a coin from the stored bulk coins and position the separated coin on the coin support ledge, for movement along the guiding member to the stationary coin position, the pusher unit supporting the separated coin at the stationary coin position until removed from the rotary disk.