Patent ID: 7104880

Claim:
A coin feeder, comprising: a drum-shaped rotating body ( 1 ) capable of rotating vertically while accommodating a number of coins (CN) (CN); one or a plurality of coin receiving parts ( 6 ) to hold a single coin (CN) along an inner surface of a peripheral wall ( 2 ) of the rotating body ( 1 ); and a releasing means ( 20 ) configured to release the coin (CN) held by the coin receiving part ( 6 ) and raised in accordance with a rotation of the drum-shaped rotating body ( 1 ) at a coin raised position toward a side relative to a rotational direction of the drum-shaped rotating body ( 1 ), wherein the drum-shaped rotating body ( 1 ) is provided, at the peripheral wall ( 2 ), with a coin pressing means ( 10 ) configured to hold the coin (CN) in the coin receiving part ( 6 ) by pressing and release the pressing when the coin (CN) is positioned at an upper portion in the drum-shaped rotating body ( 1 ).