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Matched Legal Cases: ['application no. 0519039', 'application no. 0604289', 'application no. 0604432', 'application No. 60', 'application No. 60', 'application No. 60', 'application no. 0519039', 'application no. 0604289', 'application no. 0604432', 'application No. 60', 'application No. 60', 'application No. 60']

Patent US7658668 - Coin handling equipment - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign in<nobr>Advanced Patent Search</nobr>PatentsA hopper coin feeder (1) comprises upper and lower hopper discs (18, 25). A flexible hopper wall (17) of diabolo shape cooperates with the upper disc (18) to control the feeding of coins by a coin pushing member (35) to the outer margin of the disc (18) where they are gripped between an annular band...http://www.google.com/patents/US7658668?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7658668 - Coin handling equipmentAdvanced Patent SearchPublication numberUS7658668 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/531,889Publication dateFeb 9, 2010Filing dateSep 14, 2006Priority dateSep 17, 2005Fee statusLapsedAlso published asUS20070062783Publication number11531889, 531889, US 7658668 B2, US 7658668B2, US-B2-7658668, US7658668 B2, US7658668B2InventorsTimothy William HillOriginal AssigneeScan Coin AbExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (102), Non-Patent Citations (10), Referenced by (1), Classifications (11), Legal Events (5) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetCoin handling equipmentUS 7658668 B2Abstract A hopper coin feeder (1) comprises upper and lower hopper discs (18, 25). A flexible hopper wall (17) of diabolo shape cooperates with the upper disc (18) to control the feeding of coins by a coin pushing member (35) to the outer margin of the disc (18) where they are gripped between an annular band (33) and the disc (18) to be conveyed past a coin discriminator (61). Any coins or debris that drop from the edge of upper disc (18) are caught on the lower disc (25) and pass to a reject chute (132) and coin payout cup (12). An active coin delivery chute and diverter (80), FIG. 10, comprises a reciprocable plate (81) having a finger (82) which controls whether a coin fed from the upper disc (18) passes down the chute or is rejected onto the lower disc (25). Coins that pass down the chute enter a bowl (89) of a double-disc coin conveying assembly (5) that conveys a coin from the bowl (89) to a LIFO coin stacks (3) of a coin storage unit (1). Oversize coins that enter the chute can be directed through the bowl (89), and through aligned apertures (8) in the coin conveying discs, to pass into a coin outlet (10) also leading to the payout cup (12).
1. A hopper coin feeder of the horizontal disc type comprising a circular resilient hopper wall defining with a horizontal disc, a hopper space for receiving coins and providing the principal coin holding zone of the hopper feeder, the disc and the hopper wall being arranged in use to rotate relative to a machine chassis, the resilient hopper wall having a lower edge which is closely adjacent to, or in light contact with, the upper face of the horizontal disc when the hopper wall is not flexed, and a stationary coin pushing member extending generally radially inwardly from adjacent the edge of the horizontal disc, beneath said lower edge into said hopper space, the hopper coin feeder being so arranged that, in use, a coin input to the hopper space is carried on the rotating horizontal disc, and on contact with the coin pushing member is urged radially outwardly beneath the lower edge of the resilient hopper wall, the hopper wall flexing in order to allow the coin to pass, the hopper coin feeder further comprising a resilient band that confronts the margin of the upper face of the disc, is external to the lower edge of the hopper wall, and is driven around with the disc, the arrangement being such that coins fed to the band by said coin pushing member are then carried around with the disc, gripped between the band and the disc but projecting radially outwards from the band.
2. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 1 in which the hopper wall comprises frusto-conical upper and lower parts, the lower part expanding downwardly, so as to define an angle with the horizontal disc that is less than 90 degrees, as viewed internally of the hopper.
3. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 2 in which the lower part of the hopper wall is formed with one or more vanes that project into said hopper space.
4. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 2 for feeding coins including coins of a minimum specified thickness, and wherein the coin pushing member is no thicker than the height of said minimum specified thickness.
5. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 4 in which the coin pushing member is of a height less than said minimum specified thickness.
6. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 1 in which the coin pushing member is arcuate in plan, and defines a curve which is substantially convex as presented to the approaching coins on the disc.
7. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 5 in which the coin pushing member extends substantially to the centre of the disc, and a radially inner portion of the coin pushing member is covered by a faired cap.
8. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 2 in which the frusto-conical upper part of the resilient hopper wall expands upwardly, whereby the hopper wall is in the form of a diabolo or concertina.
9. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 1 in which the hopper wall and the band are supported by a bearing assembly carried by a horizontal hopper-bearing support plate.
10. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 9 in which the hopper wall and the band are formed as an integral moulding that has been overmoulded onto a carrier ring.
11. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 9 in which the hopper-bearing support plate is pivotally connected to the chassis to enable the hopper wall and band to be swung away from the disc.
12. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 1 wherein separate stepper motors are provided for the disc and band and hopper wall, but arranged to be driven in synchronism by a common pulse source.
13. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 1 in which the coin pushing member is supported from a point radially outwards of the edge of the horizontal disc, by a support plate extending beneath the band.
14. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 13 in which the radially inner end of the coin pushing member is secured to a post on which the disc is journalled.
15. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 13 comprising a band deflecting bearing located where the support plate extends beneath the band, the bearing being adapted in use to deflect the band in such a way that the band substantially does not rub directly on the support plate.
16. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 15 in which the band deflecting bearing is a wheel rotatably mounted above the support plate.
17. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 16 in which the band deflecting wheel is substantially frusto-conical, with the base of the frustum being adjacent the support plate, and so arranged that the band is locally flared by the wheel to deflect the lower margin of the band upwardly and radially outwardly, relative to the disc axis, over the support plate.
18. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 17 in which the axis of rotation of the wheel is located radially inwardly, relative to the disc axis, of a centre line of the band.
19. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 16 in which the support plate comprises two circumferentially-spaced limbs that extend beneath the band, both limbs being associated with respective band deflecting bearings.
20. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 14 in which the support plate is provided with a coin take-off edge that is so configured as in use to engage a coin gripped between the band and the disc, and to take off said coin from the disc.
21. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 20 in which the coin take-off face of the support plate is spaced circumferentially of the disc path from the outer end of the coin pushing member in order to accommodate a coin discriminator which is arranged to examine the coins as they are carried past the discriminator with one edge of the coin gripped between the band and the outer margin of the disc.
22. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 14 in which an arcuate guide block is secured to the radially outer end of the coin pushing member and to the radially inner part of the support plate, the radially outer face of the guide block providing a guide face for the gripped edges of the coins.
23. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 1 comprising an additional rotatable horizontal disc positioned below the main disc.
24. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 23 in which the upper disc and the lower disc are connected together by a hub for driving with a common drive motor.
25. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 24 in which the lower disc is bordered by a bowl wall to deflect any item falling from the upper disc onto the lower disc.
26. A hopper coin feeder as claimed in claim 23 comprising take-off means so arranged as to return items received on the lower disc to a payout cup for return to a user. Description
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION This application claims the benefit of British patent application no. 0519039.2, filed on Sep. 17, 2005; British patent application no. 0604289.9, filed on Mar. 3, 2006; British patent application no. 0604432.5, filed on Mar. 6, 2006; U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/785,697, filed on Mar. 24, 2006; U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/785,450, filed on Mar. 24, 2006; and U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/720,974, filed on Sep. 27, 2005.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The specification and drawings of British patent application no. 0519039.2, filed on Sep. 17, 2005; British patent application no. 0604289.9, filed on Mar. 3, 2006; British patent application no. 0604432.5, filed on Mar. 6, 2006; U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/785,697, filed on Mar. 24, 2006; U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/785,450, filed on Mar. 24, 2006; and U.S. provisional patent application No. 60/720,974, filed on Sep. 27, 2005, are incorporated herein in their entirety, by this reference.
In the coin sorter of WO 99/33030 the coins which pass through the open outlet opening 23 defined between the stepped lower edge of the rigid annular wall 2 and the face of the disc 1 are then urged radially outwards by a coin pushing member in the form of a knife 4 to force the coins under an annular resilient band, (rim 14 of rotating ring 3), to cause the coins fed through the gap 23 l to be gripped at one edge of the coin between the resilient band 14 and the radially outer margin of the disc. The gripped coins are then carried round with the disc past a coin discriminator and then to various stations where the coins are ejected from the disc by selective operation of deflector units 17 by respective solenoids 16, in response to the output of the coin discriminator. Because the coins are held by only one edge, the coin discriminator is able to make a thorough inspection of the coins.
In accordance with a fifth aspect of the invention a coin chute and diverter unit in accordance with the third aspect of the invention is coupled to a double disc coin feeder assembly which comprises upper and lower superimposed adjacent discs which are each provided with a respective coin-carrying opening, the discs being independently rotatable and capable of being brought into a relative orientation in which the coin-carrying openings in the upper and lower discs are in register to permit transfer of a coin from one opening to the other opening, the base of the chute leading to a bowl, the base of which is formed by an exposed portion of the upper surface of the upper disc, the upper disc being capable of being rotated to a coin-receiving position in which the opening in the upper disc is exposed to the bowl for receiving a coin from the chute.
As described in patent specification No. WO 03/052700A, with particular reference to FIG. 4 thereof, a double disc coin feeder assembly can be used to convey coins fed thereto to a selected one of a plurality of coin stack tubes.
A horizontal, flat coin pushing member 34 in the form of a blade, of a thickness that is equal to or less than that of the thinnest coin that is to be handled, is fixedly secured at its radially inner end 34 1 to the top of post 20 and comprises a first arcuate portion 35, which extends from the post 20 beneath the lower edge 23 of the wall 31 to a position just radially inward of the band 33. The first arcuate portion 35 is contiguous with a second arcuate portion 36, which provides a datum 36 1 which extends at a substantially constant radial distance from the post 20, from the first portion 35 in the direction of rotation of the disc to an integral coin pushing member support plate 37. An arcuate guide block 38 of substantially rectangular cross-section is attached to the arcuate portion 36 of the coin pushing member 34 in registry therewith to increase the height of the arcuate datum wall 36 1 which guides the gripped inner edges of the coins being conveyed with the disc 18. The guide block 38 extends circumferentially beyond the support plate 37 as a tail 38 1, the radially inner face 38 11 of which helps to feed towards the member 34 any coins that occasionally get pressed beneath the extremity 21 1 of the hopper wall portion 21 due to jostling of a large number of coins on the upper disc 18.
As the rotational motion of the upper disc 18 carries the coins into contact with the stationary coin pushing member 34, the member 34 acts as a barrier to those coins in face contact with the disc 18, and pushes the coin radially outwardly. The first arcuate portion 35 of the coin pushing member 34 forces the coin 55 a, c beneath the hopper wall 21, the lower part of which flexes in the direction of arrow 41 (as is shown in more detail in FIG. 8) in order to allow the coin to pass under the extremity 211 of the hopper wall portion 21. The coin is pushed outwardly until it reaches the second arcuate portion 36 of the member 34. A coin 55 d is shown in FIG. 4 abutting datum 36 1, and is gripped between the band 33 and the upper surface of the upper disc 18 and will then be conveyed by the rotation of the band 33 and the disc 18 in the direction shown by arrows 60.
In the case of piggyback coins 55 a ,b, the lowermost coin 55 a is pushed into the wall lower portion 21 by coin pushing member 34, and the upper coin 35 b is also carried against the lower wall portion 21 by the motion of the lower coin 55 a. While the lower coin 55 a is pushed under the lower edge 21 1 of the resilient wall 21, the upper coin 55 b impacts the wall portion 21 at a point above and radially inward of the lower edge 21 1. The thickness of the coin pushing member 34 is chosen to be less than the height of a single coin, and so the upper coin 55 b is not pushed under the wall by the member 34, but is instead pushed over the member 34 by the wall, as shown in FIG. 8, and remains in the hopper space while the lower coin 55 a is pushed under the wall portion 21. A faired cap 63, FIG. 4, on the radially inner end of the coin pushing member 34 helps to urge the upper coin 55 b to pass over the coin pushing member 34.
A coin 55 d gripped between the band 33 and the disc 18 is conveyed through a discriminator module 61 of calliper shape which identifies and validates the coin. Based on the output of the discriminator 61 the coin may be selected for rejection. The advantage of gripping one edge of the coin 55 d and passing it, as at 55 e, through the discriminator module 61 is that the discriminator module 61 may, if desired, be arranged to inspect the surface characteristics of both sides of the coin.
As can be seen from FIGS. 4 and 5, the upstream edge 66 of the coin pushing member support plate 37 ultimately diverges radially outwardly from the datum 36, to pass beneath the centre line 65 of band 33, thereby to eject gripped coins from the disc 18 and band 33 when a gripped coin encounters the edge 66, as has just happened to coin 55 g in FIG. 4.
An active coin delivery chute 80 for handling coins, such as coin 55 g in FIG. 4 being fed by the upper disc 18, will now be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 12.
The function of the active coin delivery chute 80 is firstly to feed acceptable coins from the disc 18 to the upper disc 6 of the coin storage unit 2, and secondly to direct reject coins from the disc 18 onto the lower disc 25 of the coin feeder, for conveying by the lower disc 25 to the payout cup 12. The manner in which coins received on to the lower disc 25 are conveyed to the payout cup 12 will be described hereafter.
When, on the other hand, it has been determined by the discriminator module 61 that a coin, 55 j in FIG. 11, is to be rejected, the plate 81 is permitted by de-energisaton of solenoid 85 to be raised to the position shown in FIG. 11 in which the finger 82 is above the level of the upper disc 18, whereby the coin 55 j is caused to strike the underside of the curved upper part of the plate 81, thereby to be deflected downwards and to come to rest on the upper surface of lower disc 25, sometimes with the assistance of a fixed sloping part-annular wall 127 on a lower disc frame plate 121 to be described hereafter.
As seen in FIGS. 3 and 7 and 13, frame plate 121 is provided with a substantially circular through-aperture defined by part-circular edge 126, apart from the presence of said arm 124, in which the lower disc 25 rotates with slight clearance, and the upper surface of the frame plate 121 is chamfered to provide a sloping border 127. The sloping border 127 performs the function of directing all coins or debris that fall from the edge of the upper disc 18 onto the lower disc 25. As can be discerned from FIG. 4, the sloping border 127 essentially extends circumferentially about the disc 25 from the region of the tail 381 of the arcuate guide block 38 to the active chute 80, that is circumferentially in FIG. 13 from the arm 124 to the point 127 in that Figure. The arm 124 is also provided with a chamfered trailing edge 128, FIG. 3, for the same reason. Since all gripped coins that have been carried round with the upper disc 18 and have travelled as far as the active chute 80 will either be diverted by the active chute downwards onto the lower disc 25, or be directed into the chute, and in view of the presence of the arcuate guide block 38, there is no possibility of coins leaving the edge of the upper disc 18 in the arcuate region between the active chute 80 and the arm 124.
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