Patent ID: 7445545

Claim:
A coin dispensing apparatus, the coin dispensing apparatus comprising: a disk which separates coins one by one; a body element including a chassis having a defined bottom surface and a disk attaching member having a defined upper surface, said disk attaching member being connected to said chassis; a base located at said upper surface of said disk attaching member for sliding coins moved by said disk; a step section located at said bottom surface of said chassis, said step section having different distances to said upper surface of said disk attaching member to adapt said disk to the thickness of the coins, said step section being parallel to said upper surface; a rotating shaft member having a rotating section and a pedestal section, said step section surrounding said rotating shaft member, said rotating shaft member having a defined longitudinal axis, said rotating section being supported rotatively at a lower end thereof via said pedestal section, said rotating shaft member extending through said upper surface of said disk attaching member, said pedestal section being selectively attached to said step section and being adjustable relative to said step section, said pedestal section engaging said step section; a screw for fixing said pedestal section to said step section; a transmitting gear; a cross bar member detachably connected to said rotating shaft member; and a disk rotating gear for rotating said disk via said transmitting gear, said disk rotating gear defining an inserting hole for receiving said rotating shaft member, said disk rotating gear having an axis of rotation, said disk rotating gear defining longitudinal grooves for receiving said cross bar member, said disk rotating gear being attached to said rotating shaft member via said cross bar member such that said axis of rotation of said disk rotating gear is aligned with said longitudinal axis of said rotating shaft member, whereby said cross bar member is movable within said longitudinal grooves in an upward and downward direction along said longitudinal direction of said rotating shaft member.