Patent ID: 7628685

Claim:
A coin hopper comprising: a rotating disk with a holding surface having coin stoppers that are upwardly inclined at a specified angle relative to a circular supporting rack formed at the center of said holding surface, said coin stoppers extending radially and being disposed at regular intervals, coins contacting said holding surface between said coin stoppers and receiving the coins one by one, supported by said supporting rack for feeding out; an outer covering unit that covers at least the lower outer circumferential region of said rotating disk; a storing bowl for storing coins in bulk above said outer covering unit; and a coin receiving unit extending from a vicinity of said supporting rack in the circumferential direction of said rotating disk, said coin receiving unit being positioned relative to said rotating disk for moving coins held between said supporting rack and said coin stoppers radially away from said rotating disk and out of said storing bowl, said coin stoppers being arranged in a state fixed to said rotating disk, said coin receiving unit being movably arranged so as to contact and move away from said holding surface of said rotating disk, each of said coin stoppers including a ride-on slope arranged to cause said coin receiving unit to slide away from said holding surface and over a respective said coin stopper.