Patent ID: 8839938

Claim:
A coin receiving and dispensing machine comprising: a coin conveying part to convey coins received at an inlet of the machine; an identifying part that identifies a denomination of the coins; a plurality of temporary holding parts, each of the temporary holding parts configured to receive and hold a respective denomination of the coins; a base part forming body to close bottom portions of the plurality of temporary holding parts; a return box positioned vertically below the plurality of temporary holding parts, the return box configured to receive coins to be returned to an operator; and a plurality of storing and feeding parts, each of the storing and feeding parts configured to receive a respective denomination of the coins and dispense coins to a coin outlet as required, each of said plurality of storing and feeding parts comprising: a first storing part which receives coins that are input and classified by one of the denominations; a second storing part which is provided parallel to said first storing part in a horizontal direction, and is in immediate contact with said first storing part, and stores coins separately from said first storing part, a surface of a casing of said second storing part being provided on a surface of a casing of said first storing part; a first conveying part which includes a first belt conveyor conveying the coins stored in said first storing part one by one, said first belt conveyor inclining upwardly toward said second storing part; a differentiating part which differentiates the denominations of the coins conveyed by said first conveying part, and counts quantity of the coins; a coin switching part which switches the coins differentiated and counted by said differentiating part to either one of said coin outlet and said second storing part selectively; and a second conveying part which includes a second belt conveyor conveying the coins stored in said second storing part to said first storing part, said second belt conveyor inclining upwardly toward said first storing part at approximately the same angle as said first belt conveyor, wherein the plurality of storing and feeding parts are positioned vertically below the plurality of temporary holding parts, and wherein the base part forming body is configured to move selectively relative to the plurality of temporary holding parts to open the bottom portions thereof and thereby cause the coins held in the temporary holding parts to be dispensed into either the return box or the plurality of storing and feeding parts.