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Coin Handling Equipment - Patent 8092284
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE The specification and drawings of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 11/531,889, filed on Sep. 14, 2006; British patent application no. 0519039.2, filed on Sep. 17, 2005; British patent application no. 0604289.9, filed on Mar. 3, 2006; Britishpatent 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 applicationNo. 60/720,974, filed on Sep. 27, 2005, are incorporated herein in their entirety, by this reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION This invention relates to coin handling equipment. The term `coin` is used herein to include any type of disc, such as a token, a counterfeit coin, a component of a composite coin, or a washer. Various aspects of the invention relate to hopper coin feeders of the horizontal disc type, that is, of the type in which a coin feeding disc is substantially horizontal in use. The invention relates particularly, but not exclusively, to hoppercoin feeders of the horizontal disc type into which, in use, a mixed batch of coins is put, either by hand or by an input device. Other aspects of the invention relate to an active coin chute and diverter assembly suitable for use with such a hopper coin feeder, and to a coin storage assembly which is a development of that disclosed in patent specification WO 03/052700A,and which can be supplied with coins from a hopper coin feeder. Yet further aspects of the invention relate to inventive combinations of at least two of the coin feeder, active coin chute, and coin storage assembly.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTION An example of a hopper coin feeder of the horizontal disc type is that described in Patent Specification WO 99/33030 of Scan Coin AB. The coin feeder is part of a coin sorter, the SC Active 2200, which is a relatively bulky high speed machinefor handling large quantities of coins in banks or ca
Coin handling equipment, Hill, Timothy William Hill, Application number 12 686-521, Coin Handling
Apparatus For The Payout Of Coins From A Pair Of Neighbouring Coin Tubes - Patent 8007350
S Not applicable.STATEMENT REGARDING FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH Not applicable.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION Coin apparatuses equipped with money changing devices have so-called coin stacking tubes or just simply coin tubes, in which the coins to be paid out are stored according to their values. The coin stacks inside the tubes are supported by thebottom of the coin tubes. A payout device removes the coins individually on the lower edge of the tubes via a lateral slit, after instruction by a payout command. It is known to use electric magnets or electric motors for this purpose, which push outthe respective lowermost coin with the aid of a payout element and guide it to an output channel, for instance. From DE 38 10 074, the entire contents of which is incorporated herein by reference, it has become known to associate one payout unit to one pair of coin tubes. It contains an electric motor, which drives two throw out elements, each oneassociated to one coin, via a freewheel mechanism. Depending on the rotational direction of the electric motor, one of the two coin tubes is triggered by the associated throw out element. From DE 42 14 366, the entire contents of which is incorporatedherein by reference, a coin output apparatus has become known, in which one drive motor switchable in its rotational direction is associated to one pair of coin tubes, which drives one single cam lobe via a gearbox arrangement, which pushes out therespective lower coin via an exit slit of a coin tube, wherein the rotational movement of the cam lobe is controlled depending on the rotational direction, such that the cam lobe pushes out a coin from a first tube when it is rotated about 360.degree.,and under crosses the second tube. The single throw out element is constituted by a spring loaded pin, which is pre-tensioned into the release position and is lifted by a cam curve when it is to be brought into the throw out position. From DE 33 15 982 C2, the entire contents of which is inco
Apparatus for the payout of coins from a pair of neighbouring coin tubes, Wenskus, et al., Dieter Wenskus, Torsten Schneider, Application number 12 166-856, Coin Handling
Chip Stack Cutter Devices For Displacing Chips In A Chip Stack And Chip-stacking Apparatuses Including Such Cutter Devices - Patent 7934980
1. Field of the Invention The present invention generally relates to apparatuses and methods that can be used to stack chips. Such apparatuses and methods may be used, for example, to sort gaming chips by color, size, or any other distinguishing feature, to count thesorted gaming chips, and to stack the sorted and counted chips for reuse in a game. 2. State of the Art Various sorting and stacking devices for gaming chips have been presented in the art. For example, United Kingdom Patent Publication No. GB2061490A, published May 13, 1981, discloses a chip sorting and stacking device that sorts chips accordingto their color. A hopper is used to feed chips into holes provided on a conveyor belt. The conveyer belt causes the chips to pass several stations, each of which is configured to receive chips of a particular color. As each chip passes each station, aphotoelectric detector is used to ascertain whether the color of the chip corresponds to the particular color designated for that particular station. If it does, a mechanism is used to press the chip through an opening into a storage compartment. Anadditional conveyor belt is used to deliver a desired number of chips from the storage compartment to a person operating the chip sorting and stacking device. As another example, United Kingdom Patent Publication No. GB2254419A, published Jul. 10, 1992, describes another chip sorting and stacking device. A hopper is used to feed chips individually into formations or spaces positioned proximate theperiphery of a disc that is inclined at an acute angle to the horizontal. As the disc is spun about its central axis, the chips are carried along an arcuate path to a location at which a deflector is used to move the chips from the disc to a conveyor. The conveyor carries the chips to an array of chip ejectors that are used to eject each chip carried by the conveyor into one of a plurality of chip-stacking columns. A sensor is used to identify a particular characteri
Chip stack cutter devices for displacing chips in a chip stack and chip-stacking apparatuses including such cutter devices, Blaha, et al., Ernst Blaha, Peter Krenn, Application number 11 583-520, Coin Handling, Package Making, chip stack, stack cutter
Coin Counter Having A Distance Adjustment Function - Patent 7922569
1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a coin counter and, more particularly, to a coin counter for counting coins in a bank or an amusement ground. 2. Description of the Related Art A conventional coin counter comprises a support frame, a rotation disk rotatably mounted on the support frame, a stop plate mounted on the support frame, a spring-biased limit rod slidably mounted on the support frame and spaced from the stopplate, and a coin outlet port mounted on the support frame and located between the stop plate and the limit rod. The rotation disk has a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of passages to allow passage of a plurality of coins. Thus, each of thecoins is carried by rotation of the rotation disk and can be inserted between the stop plate and the limit rod toward the coin outlet port. In operation, when the rotation disk is rotated, each of the coins is carried by rotation of the rotation diskand can be inserted between the stop plate and the limit rod toward the coin outlet port. At this time, a microswitch mounted on the limit rod is used to count the number of the coins. Then, each of the coins is carried and guided outwardly by the coinoutlet port and is dropped onto and received in a container. In adjustment, the distance between the stop plate and the limit rod can be adjusted so as to allow passage of the coins of different sizes. However, the pitch angle of the stop plate cannotbe adjusted so that the projecting distance of each of the coins cannot be changed and controlled. Thus, the coins cannot be projected onto the container exactly, thereby causing inconvenience in collection of the coins.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coin counter, comprising a base unit and an adjusting plate adjustably mounted on the base unit. The adjusting plate has a first end provided with an adjusting slot and a second endprovided with a micro-adjusting slot. The adj
Coin counter having a distance adjustment function, Chiu-Fang Li, Application number 12 577-919, Coin Handling, coin counter, Patent application, patent document, stack cutter, chip stack, coin hopper
Vending Machines And Coin Handling Apparatus - Patent 7699689
This invention relates to vending machines and coin handling apparatus, such as may incorporate validators.Certain aspects of the invention are of particular relevance to vending machines.Vending machines typically have to been visited frequently by a routeperson to check that none of the stock items has run out. The visits need to be frequent enough to prevent stock items from running out, resulting in lost sales, but not sofrequent as to result in unnecessary effort. This can be difficult to plan, especially as the rate at which items are sold can vary.Vending machines can develop faults whereby a product which is intended to be vended becomes jammed, and therefore a customer who has paid for an item may find that he does not receive that item. To avoid this consequent loss, it is known toprovide vending machines with sensors which determine whether a product has been vended as intended. It is also known to provide a sensor which detects when a product has run out, and in response thereto to inhibit further vends.According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a vending machine which has means for measuring a quantity of a vendible product stored therein. Such an arrangement can be used for multiple purposes. It is possible todetermine whether the quantity of the vendible product changes following an intended vend, thereby to confirm that the vend has taken place. If the sensed quantity does not change appropriately, the machine can be caused to attempt again to vend theproduct, in the hope of clearing a fault or jam. It is further possible to ensure that vends are inhibited if the level is determined to be zero. In a preferred aspect of the invention, however, a signal representing the sensed quantity is transmittedto a remote location, so that it is possible to determine, before a product has run out, that replenishment will soon be required, and a visit from a routeperson can than be arranged.Although this aspect has been described i
Vending machines and coin handling apparatus, Furneaux, et al., David Michael Furneaux, Bernard Joseph Campbell, Application number 10 168-726, Coin Handling, Vending machines, Patent Search, present invention provides
Coin Hopper - Patent 7682230
SThe present application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. .sctn.119 of Japanese Application No. 2007-140947 filed on May 28, 2007 and No. 2007-236054 filed on Sep. 12, 2007, the disclosures of which are expressly incorporated by reference hereinin their entireties.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a coin hopper that sorts and discharges coins one by one, the coins being held in bulk in a holding bowl. Specifically, the present invention relates to a coin hopper capable of sorting and discharging coins oneby one, the coins having different diameters and being held in bulk in a holding bowl. More specifically, the present invention relates to a coin hopper capable of surely feeding out, one by one, coins having different diameters. Coins herein includecurrencies, medals and tokens for game machines, and the like.2. Description of Related ArtAs a first conventional technology, a coin hopper is known capable of sorting and discharging coins one by one, the coins having different diameters and being held in bulk in a holding bowl. In the coin hopper, a circular supporting rack isprovided that projects from a central region of an upper surface of a rotating disk provided obliquely upward; coin stoppers are provided radially from the supporting rack side and slidably relative to the rotating disk surface; and a coin receivingknife is provided at a predetermined location. Coins, which are supported by the supporting rack and pushed by the coin stoppers, are received by the receiving knife toward a circumference of the rotating disk. After receiving the coins, the receivingknife pushes the coin stoppers into the rotating disk for retraction (Refer to Patent Document 1).As a second conventional technology, a coin hopper is known in which coins are pushed one by one by coin stoppers, while a periphery of a coin is contacted with a circular supporting rack and a surface of the coin is contacted with a holdingsurface in
Coin hopper, Enomoto, Minoru Enomoto, Application number 12 124-574, Coin Handling, Coin Hopper, Coin Sorter, Coin Counter, Hopper capacity, gaming machine
Coin Insertion Device - Patent 7682229
The present invention relates to a coin insertion device having a coin passage comprising a coin insertion opening and a coin discharge opening, and a shutter member that opens and closes the coin discharge opening.BACKGROUND ARTConventionally, as disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-279482 (Patent Document 1), a coin insertion device includes a coin passage comprising a coin insertion opening and a coin discharge opening, and a shutter memberthat opens and closes the coin discharge opening. The shutter member is provided in a freely rotating condition and it can be forcefully rotated by a rotation mechanism comprising an electrical driving source such as a drive motor. Prior to coininsertion the coin passage is blocked by the shutter member, and at the time of coin insertion the shutter member is rotated by the rotation mechanism to open the coin passage.In the conventional coin insertion device, a shutter member is rotated by a rotation mechanism equipped with an electrical driving source, and electricity is required to open and close the coin passage. There is thus a problem that the devicecannot be installed in an automatic vending machine that does not use electricity, such as a capsule dispenser that is provided in front of a store. There is also a problem that the structure required to perform rotation of the shutter member byelectrical processing is complex, and can not be produced at a low cost.The present invention was made in view of the above-described problems, and an object of this invention is to provide a coin insertion device equipped with a shutter member that has a simple structure and can be produced at a low cost, and whichcan be installed in an automatic vending machine or the like which does not use electricity.DISCLOSURE OF INVENTIONIn order to achieve the above object, a coin insertion device according to an exemplary embodiment of this invention comprises, in a device main body, a coin passage comprising a coin
Coin insertion device, Kurokawa, Nobuo Kurokawa, Application number 10 583-313, Coin Handling, coin insertion, insertion device, coin hopper, patent application, coin changer
Coin Intake Mechanism For Self-service Cash Redemption Machine And Method - Patent 7682228
The present invention relates to self-service cash redemption machines and a method in which a substantial batch of unsorted coinage is fed in bulk into the machine and is processed while providing the user with a voucher or a form of credit.DESCRIPTION OF THE BACKGROUND ARTThe prior art is best seen in cash redemption machines in which coins are sorted and counted to determine a total value. The user is issued a voucher for an amount related to the total value. Examples of machines for carrying out thesetransactions are shown and described in U.S. Pat. Nos. 6,736,251, 6,494,776, 6,484,863 and earlier related patents cited therein.Various other types of machines for both receiving coins and providing the consumer with a credit have been known, including ATM machines and large cash handling machines for gaming operations. An example is shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,788,603.A problem in machines that are to be used by consumers without special training is the deposit of bulk coin in the tray or other intake mechanism of the self-service cash redemption machine. As the coins are fed into the machine they tend to jamor clog in the intake opening, which is usually smaller in volume-handling capability than the intake hopper or tray.In the prior art, intake mechanisms for coin sorting machines have been largely unpowered. There have been, however, a few examples of power feeding devices, examples of which are shown and described in U.S. Pat. No. 6,053,807, U.S. Pat. No.5,989,118, U.S. Pat. No. 5,040,657, and U.S. Pat. No. 3,965,912. These have often been large devices for large machines. In smaller machines the intake mechanism have been unpowered and subject to jamming.There remains a need for a self-service coin recycling machine, with an improved coin feeding mechanism in which coins do not usually become jammed in the intake opening. The intake mechanism should be easy to operate, and should provide amechanism to prevent the user from reac
Coin intake mechanism for self-service cash redemption machine and method, Gunst, et al., Robert E. Gunst, Joseph P. Hanus, Thomas P. Adams, Application number 11 005-251, Coin Handling, coin hopper, Coin sorter
Coin Feeding Apparatus And Method For Biasing A Release Of Coins - Patent 7666076
1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a coin feeding apparatus for coins that are accommodated in a storage portion, separated by a rotation disk, and fed to a feed-out coin port, and more particularly to a coin feeding apparatus suitable forproviding an accurate release of coins fed out along an outer periphery of the rotation disk by way of centrifugal force against a controlled resistance.2. Description of Related ArtAs one example of a conventional technique of a coin feeding apparatus, a rotation disk is provided inside a hopper and coins are scraped out one by one by a claw provided on the rotation disk and moved upward. The coins are received on a coinrail at an exit near a top portion to be guided to a coin mechanism from the exit along the rail, as shown in Japanese Laid-Open Patent Application No. 2000-298749.In such a conventional technique, a coin can inadvertently drop off the claw due to vibration occurring when coins are supplied and thrown into a hopper while a coin is being subjected to feeding operation to an exit by the rotation disk. Particularly coins having small diameter and a thin thickness can easily drop off. Although such a coin is scraped out and is in the feeding operation, if the coin drops off, the feeding operation is nullified, which undesirably reduces the coinprocessing efficiency.Further, at the time of a normal coin feeding by the rotation disk, the coin is pushed out while being moved in the periphery direction on the disk face of the rotation disk, and enters a slit-shaped exit positioned in parallel. The height andwidth of the exit formed in a slit shape is set such that only a single horizontally-laid coin, positioned on an upper face of a lower rotation circular plate can pass through.If a coin drops off the disk face of the rotation disk due to vibration or the like, the coin can unintentionally strike the slit-shaped exit obliquely. Then, a coin which obliquely strikes the exit can be pressed with
Coin feeding apparatus and method for biasing a release of coins, Enomoto, Minoru Enomoto, Application number 11 932-840, Coin Handling, Patent application, coin hopper, coin dispenser, Coin counter, present invention relates
Coin Handling Equipment - Patent 7658668
FIELD OF THEINVENTIONThis invention relates to coin handling equipment.The term `coin` is used herein to include any type of disc, such as a token, a counterfeit coin, a component of a composite coin, or a washer.Various aspects of the invention relate to hopper coin feeders of the horizontal disc type, that is, of the type in which a coin feeding disc is substantially horizontal in use. The invention relates particularly, but not exclusively, to hoppercoin feeders of the horizontal disc type into which, in use, a mixed batch of coins is put, either by hand or by an input device.Other aspects of the invention relate to an active coin chute and diverter assembly suitable for use with such a hopper coin feeder, and to a coin storage assembly which is a development of that disclosed in patent specification WO 03/052700A,and which can be supplied with coins from a hopper coin feeder.Yet further aspects of the invention relate to inventive combinations of at least two of the coin feeder, active coin chute, and coin storage assembly.BACKGROUND TO THE INVENTIONAn example of a hopper coin feeder of the horizontal disc type is that described in Patent Specification WO 99/33030 of Scan Coin AB. The coin feeder is part of a coin sorter, the SC Active 2200, which is a relatively bulky high speed machinefor handling large quantities of coins in banks or cash centres, for example. The present invention stems from work to produce relatively compact coin handling equipment that can be used, for example, in a retail outlet in association with a till. Suchequipment may operate at slower speeds than that of the SC2200 and accordingly this can involve smaller angular velocities of coins in the hopper.When coins are input to a hopper coin feeder in a batch ideally the coins must be separated into a single layer so that they can be fed one by one to a coin discriminator. It is desirable for coins to be presented individually to thediscriminator to allow them to be correctly sorted a
Coin handling equipment, Hill, Timothy William Hill, Application number 11 531-889, Coin Handling, Handling Equipment, coin counter, Coin Sorters, Cash Handling, Coin Sorter
Coin Plate With Diverter Finger - Patent 7883401
The invention relates to coin processing machines, and particularly to coin processing machines that include a circular coin plate to sort or verify coins.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONMy published US patent application US20060154589 (which is incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein) discloses a coin processing machine of the type having a stationary, circular coin plate 110 as shown in FIG. 2 that receives coinsfor sorting or verifying. In one embodiment the coin plate is a sorting plate that includes a number of circumferentially spaced slots 112, 114, 116 located at the outer periphery of the plate. The slots are arranged in order of increasing radialwidth, with the width of the slots related to the diameter, and hence denomination, of the coins to be sorted by the plate.A stream of coins is fed onto the sorting plate and driven along the outer periphery of the plate in the downstream direction indicated by arrow 117 by a rotating drive disk 118 located above the sorting plate. The coins abut against a wall 120that extends partially along the outer periphery of the plate. The wall 120 includes an inner abutment surface that extends above the plate that guides and resists outer radial movement of the coins moving along at the outer periphery of the plate. Fingers or other contact members (not shown) extend from the drive disk and engage the coins on the disk and urge the coins to move circumferentially downstream along the sorting plate. As the coins pass over a slot, coins of the denomination associatedwith slot pass through the slot and are removed from the plate. The larger coins slide over the slot and pass through a downstream slot.On rare occasions a coin enters on the sorting plate but does not move to the outer periphery of the plate. The drive disk fingers hold the coin radially inwardly of its intended radial location on the plate with respect to the coin slots. Thedrive disk drives the coin, but the coin is not correctly positioned o
Coin plate with diverter finger, String, Gregory F. String, Application number 11 832-685, Coin Handling, coin slots, metal plate, last coin, Patent Search, coin slot
Coin Processor - Patent 7775864
1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a coin processor and particularly relates to an improvement of the temporary storage portion thereof.Priority is claimed on Japanese Patent Application No. 2008-040051, filed Feb. 21, 2008, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.2. Description of Related ArtA coin processor generally has a money receiving portion where coins are charged, an identifying portion that identifies coins that are charged in the money receiving portion, a temporary storage portion that temporarily stores coins that havebeen identified by the identifying portion, a returning portion that returns coins that have been temporarily stored in the temporary storage portion, and a housing portion that houses coins that have been temporarily stored in the temporary storageportion. In recent years, many coin processors have been adopted that use a conveyor belt that is capable of transporting coins in the temporary storage portion (for example, refer to Japanese Patent Publication No. 3248849 {Japanese Unexamined PatentApplication, First Publication No. H10-97667}).Coins that have been identified by the identifying portion are introduced to the temporary storage portion either directly from a selection hole or via a shoot. A state can arise in which coins pile up at the introduction portion of thetemporary storage portion. When the conveyor belt is used in the temporary storage portion in the above manner, the coins are spread out on the conveyor belt by moving the conveyor belt, and this makes it possible to improve the storage efficiency. Also, coins that are stored in the temporary storage portion can be selectively conveyed to the storage portion and the returning portion by the conveyor belt. However, since the coins are accumulated on the conveyor belt in a disorderly manner, a statein which a coin spins freely in a standing state on the spot with respect to the rotating conveyor belt (the so-called repetition r
Coin processor, Miyazaki, et al., Osamu Miyazaki, Mitsuo Sakamoto, Soichi Ozaku, Application number 12 368-623, Coin Handling, Job Type, job search
The present invention relates to coin dispensers. More specifically, the invention relates to a coin dispenser having a plurality of bulk-loaded coin bins.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONIn the past, coin hoppers have been used for numerous applications. For example, coin dispensers are frequently used in vending machines and are necessary because vending machine sales are made without a human cashier to make change. Providinga coin dispenser eliminates the requirement that a person have exact change in order to make a purchase from the vending machine. Coin dispensers can comprise a plurality of stacked tubes with each tube having a different denomination of coin. Avending machine calculates the required change by determining the amount of money inserted by the customer and subtracting the product price. The vending machine can then activate payout from coin tubes containing known coin denominations.More recently, department stores and grocery stores have moved toward replacing human cashiers with self-checkout kiosks where a customer can tally the cost for items the customer wishes to buy for himself. Typically, the customer does this bymoving the Universal Product Code bar codes over a laser scanner, which reads the codes. The customer is then presented with several methods to pay for the items, including cash. Typically, the kiosk will accept both paper currency and coins aspayment. However, because the customer may not have exact change to make the purchase, the kiosk must be able to pay out change in at least coins, or perhaps paper currency as well, to provide change to the customer. However, due to the large quantityof change that must be paid out compared to product vending machines and the greater number of customers typically served, prior art coin dispensers lack a sufficient quantity of stored coins and/or the payout speed required of this higher volumeapplication.As a result, there is a need in the art for a coin dispenser that can hold a greater
Coin dispenser, Condie, et al., Parker B. Condie, William P. Morgan, Application number 11 760-310, Coin Handling, Article Dispensing, Coin Dispenser, coin counter
Coin Counter That Guides And Delivers Coins Smoothly To Prevent The Coins From Being Choked - Patent 7753764
1. Field of the InventionThe present invention relates to a coin counter and, more particularly, to a coin counter having a coin output structure.2. Description of the Related ArtA conventional coin counter in accordance with the prior art shown in FIG. 10 comprises a support bracket 60, a coin outlet port (not shown) mounted on and connected to the support bracket 60, a rotation disk 61 rotatably mounted on the supportbracket 60 and having a peripheral wall provided with a plurality of receiving grooves (not shown) to receive a plurality of coins 65 wherein each of the receiving grooves of the rotation disk 61 is movable to approach the coin outlet port to introduceeach of the coins 65 into the coin outlet port, a stop bar 63 mounted on the support bracket 60 and located above the coin outlet port to stop movement of the coins 65 so that only one of the coins 65 is allowed to enter the coin outlet port, a rotationshaft 62 rotatably mounted on the support bracket 60 and secured on the rotation disk 61 to rotate the rotation disk 61, a drive motor 64 mounted on the support bracket 60 and connected to the rotation shaft 62 to rotate the rotation shaft 62, and acover 66 mounted on the support bracket 60 to cover the rotation disk 61. In operation, when the rotation disk 61 is rotated, each of the coins 65 is driven by the respective receiving groove of the rotation disk 61 to pass through the stop bar 63 intothe coin outlet port and is delivered outwardly from the coin outlet port. However, the rotation disk 61 is rotated at a high speed so that more than two coins 65 are easily inserted into the stop bar 63 at the same time to choke the coin outlet port,thereby affecting operation of the coin counter.BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONIn accordance with the present invention, there is provided a coin counter, comprising a support bracket, a limit plate adjustably secured on the support bracket, a slide rod slidably mounted on the support bracket, a coin outlet port mou
Coin counter that guides and delivers coins smoothly to prevent the coins from being choked, Chiu-Fang Li, Application number 12 192-392, Coin Handling, Patent application, Coin dispenser, Coin hopper, Coin Counter, coin insertion, Last week
Coin Dispenser With Auto-latching Coin Canister - Patent 7740529
OF THEINVENTIONThe present invention is directed, in general, to coin dispensers and, more specifically, to coin dispensers with automatically latching coin canisters.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTIONCoin dispensers may employ a canister for holding a supply of coins in various denominations. The coins may be held in stacks in tubular receptacles within the canister. Each stack may be made up of a different denomination of coin and eachdenomination may have a different diameter. A canister may be filled manually in advance of its deployment and the canister may be periodically replenished as its supply of coins is depleted. When the supply of one or more denominations of coins ill acanister is depleted, the canister is typically removed from the coin dispenser and transported to a remote location where it may be refilled with a full coin inventory.A canister is generally locked in place in a coin dispenser to prevent its unauthorized removal. Typically, a conventional lock requiring physical actuation with a key is used for this purpose. In such dispensers the key is required both tounlock the canister from and lock the canister into the coin dispenser. As a result, in a typical point of sale environment, a cashier must call for management intervention to unlock a canister to enable its replacement and removal for replenishment. Once the canister has been replenished, the cashier must then call for managerial intervention a second time to lock the canister back into place. Alternatively, the cashier may operate the coin dispenser with the coin canister in an unlocked condition,in order to avoid the inconvenience of further managerial intervention. However, such operation may compromise the security of coin dispenser operationAs such, removal of a canister is an event that typically requires managerial supervision both to unlock and relock the canister in a coin dispenser. In some applications, however, it may be desirable to allow partial or complete replenishm
Coin dispenser with auto-latching coin canister, Quattrini, et al., Victor A. Quattrini, Robert Pitman, Jack J. Bisson, Hamlin Peterke, Application number 11 525-206, Coin Handling, Deposit And Collection Receptacles