Patent ID: 9064361
Filing Date: 2015-06-23
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A coin dispensing apparatus comprising: a rotary disk having apertures for receiving coins which are supplied from a coin source; a circular carrying path along which the coins received in the apertures are moved in conjunction with rotation of the disk; a guide member for guiding the coins which are moved along the carrying path toward a dispensing opening formed in the carrying path; and a dispensing passage through which the coins guided by the guide member are moved from the dispensing opening toward a coin outlet; wherein a guide member driving device is provided for moving the guide member between a guiding position where the coins which are moved along the carrying path are guided toward the dispensing opening and a non-guiding position where the coins which are moved along the carrying path are not guided toward the dispensing opening; a stopper is provided in such a way as to be moved between a blocking position where the coins are blocked in the dispensing passage and a non-blocking position where the coins are able to pass through the dispensing passage; an interlocking device is provided for interlocking the guide member and the stopper in such a way that the guide member is located at the non-guiding position when the stopper is located at the blocking position, and that the guide member is located at the guiding position when the stopper is located at the non-blocking position; and a controller is provided for controlling the guide member and the stopper in such a way that the guide member is located at the guiding position and the stopper is located at the non-blocking position during a dispensing operation, and that the guide member is located at the non-guiding position and the stopper is located at the blocking position during a non-dispensing operation.