Patent ID: 7713113

Claim:
A coin counter, comprising: a base frame including a support board; a coin outlet port mounted on a side of the support board of the base frame; a rotation unit mounted on the base frame and including a rotation disk rotatably mounted on the support board of the base frame and having a periphery provided with a plurality of passages to allow passage of a plurality of coins; a coin guide space defined between the rotation disk of the rotation unit and the support board of the base frame and connected between the coin outlet port and one of the passages of the rotation disk to guide a respective coin in one of the passages of the rotation disk into the coin outlet port; a connecting unit mounted between the base frame and the rotation unit and including a mounting bracket mounted on the support board of the base frame and provided with a mounting hole to receive the rotation disk of the rotation unit; a receiving unit mounted on the connecting unit and including a receiving seat mounted on the mounting bracket of the connecting unit and having a side provided with a connecting hole connected to the mounting hole of the connecting unit to allow passage of the rotation disk of the rotation unit, and a protective plate mounted on the receiving seat and located above the rotation disk of the rotation unit to protect the rotation disk of the rotation unit; wherein the base frame further includes: a base plate; two support brackets mounted on the base plate to support the support board; a drive member rotatably mounted on a central portion of the support board and secured to the rotation disk of the rotation unit to rotate the rotation disk of the rotation unit; a drive motor mounted on the support board and connected to the drive member to rotate the drive member; a microswitch mounted on a lower one of the two support brackets and connected to the drive motor to control operation of the drive motor; a stop rod movably mounted on the lower one of the two support brackets and having a first end extending through the support board and connected to the mounting bracket of the connecting unit to move with the mounting bracket of the connecting unit and a second end that is movable to touch the microswitch to stop operation of the drive motor and to stop rotation of the rotation disk of the rotation unit; an elastic member mounted on the stop rod and biased between the support board and the lower one of the two support brackets to push the stop rod to detach from the microswitch.