Patent ID: 8678164
Filing Date: 2014-03-25
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for receiving and sorting disks, comprising: a wheel comprising at least one well for receiving a disk; a motor coupled to the wheel for rotating the wheel about an axis; a collecting device positioned relative to the wheel, the collecting device having at least a first collector and a second collector configured for receiving disks; a disk sensor configured to detect a value of a parameter of a disk received in the at least one well and generate a parameter value signal in response to the value of the parameter of the disk; an ejector coupled to the wheel proximate the at least one well and configured to eject a disk from the at least one well in a direction in a plane parallel to a bottom surface of the wheel in response to an eject signal; and a controller operably coupled with the disk sensor and the ejector, the controller configured to generate the eject signal, wherein the eject signal is sent to the ejector for ejecting a disk from the at least one well into one of the first collector and the second collector according to the parameter value signal.