Patent ID: 7547248

Claim:
A disk dispensing apparatus which aligns and guides disks sent from a hopper on a guide path, and dispenses the disks laterally at a discharge position from a distal end of the guide path, comprising: a rectangular base extending vertically upward; a pair of spacers located in parallel at a predetermined distance on the rectangular base, at least one of the spacers is mounted to enable adjustments away from the other spacer; a pair of support plates, each located on each spacer at a predetermined distance narrower than the spacers, at least one of the support plates is movable with regard to the adjustable spacer; a guiding path constituted by the rectangular base, the spacers and the support plates for extending upwards; an inverted L shaped guide spacer, a vertical part of the L shaped guide spacer is located at an extending line disposed at an upper end portion of one of the spacers; a horizontal part of the L shaped guide spacer provides an exit path together with the spacers; an elongated hole of an inverted triangle shape is located beside an extension of the guiding path along the rectangular base; an ejecting unit includes a frame, a pivoting shaft fixed to the frame, a pivoting lever pivotable on the pivoting shaft, and a flipping roller which rotates on one end of pivoting lever; a first mounting portion is located on an extended line of one of the support plates, on the rectangular base for attaching the frame from a front side of the rectangular base; a second mounting portion is located on an extended line of one of the support plates, on the rectangular base and attaching the frame from a rear side of the rectangular base; a crank-shaped bracket is configured for attachment to selectively the front side and the rear side of the rectangular base; a horizontally-elongated hole is formed on the rectangular base for attachment of a crank-shaped bracket one of the front and the rear side of the rectangular base; and a dispensation detecting sensor is attached to the crank-shaped bracket.