Coin depositing and dispensing machine

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10282931-B2
Application number	US-201214000929-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 20, 2012
Priority date	Feb 22, 2011
Publication date	May 7, 2019
Grant date	May 7, 2019

Abstract

In a coin depositing and dispensing machine 10 , a plurality of storing and feeding apparatuses 50 disposed below a deposited-coin transport unit 20 are arranged vertically on plural levels. A transport direction in which a coin is transported by the deposited-coin transport unit and a feeding direction in which a coin is fed out from each storing and feeding unit are substantially perpendicular to each other.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A coin depositing and dispensing machine comprising:
a deposited-coin transport unit disposed between a first side of a machine body and a second side opposite to the first side of the machine body and configured to transport in a transport direction, one by one, coins received from outside of the machine body;
a plurality of chutes configured to transport the coins transported from the deposited-coin transport unit;
a plurality of storing and feeding units each configured to store the coins transported from each of the corresponding plurality of chutes and to feed out in a feeding direction that is substantially perpendicular to the transport direction, one by one, the coins stored therein, the plurality of storing and feeding units being vertically arranged on a plurality of levels, and
a coin dispensing space through which the coins are fed out from the plurality of storing and feeding units, wherein
the plurality of storing and feeding units each comprise a rotating disk configured to be rotated around an axis of the rotating disk, the axis of the rotating disk being inclined relative to the transport direction of the deposited-coin transport unit at a predetermined angle on the vertical plane and relative to the vertical direction, and a guide channel being in an upper area of the rotating disk and configured to feed out, from an outlet of the guide channel to the coin dispensing space, the coins brought up to the upper area of the rotating disk,
wherein each of the plurality of chutes is disposed on the first side of the machine body and on an opposite side of the coin dispensing space to each of the corresponding plurality of storing and feeding units, the coin dispensing space being disposed on the second side of the machine body, and
the outlet of each guide channel is disposed on the second side of the machine body and on a same side of the coin dispensing space.

2. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of storing and feeding units are vertically arranged on three or more levels.

3. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 2 , wherein
the plurality of storing and feeding units are horizontally arranged in three or more rows.

4. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the plurality of storing and feeding units are vertically arranged on a plurality of levels and are horizontally arranged in a plurality of rows; and
the respective plurality of storing and feeding units are disposed between the deposited-coin transport unit and the coin-to-be-dispensed transport unit.

5. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 , further comprising
a coin-to-be-dispensed transport unit configured to transport the coins passed through the coin dispensing space;
a coin dispensing opening configured to dispense, to the outside of the machine body, the coins transported from the coin-to-be-dispensed transport unit;
wherein the coin-to-be-dispensed transport unit comprises a first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion and a second coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion;
wherein the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion is disposed below the storing and feeding units so that the coins fed out from the storing and feeding units drops onto the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion through the coin dispensing space, and
wherein the second coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion is disposed such that the second coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion moves upward the coins fed out from the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion and sends the coins from an upper end portion of the second coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion to the coin dispensing opening.

6. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 5 further comprising a collection box to collect the coins,
wherein the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion is able to transport the coins dropped onto the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion in a first direction or in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction;
wherein, when the coins dropped onto the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion are transported in the first direction, the coins are transported from the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion to the second coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion, and then from the second coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion to the coin dispensing opening, and
wherein, when the coins dropped onto the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion are transported to the second direction, the coins are transported from the first coin-to-be-dispensed transport portion to the collection box to collect therein.

7. The coin depositing and dispensing machine according to claim 1 , wherein
the coins transported through an outlet of the each chute are stored in the plurality of storing and feeding units;
the coins stored in the plurality of storing and feeding units are fed out through the outlet of the each channel; and
the outlet of each chute is disposed on the opposite side of the outlet of each guide channel to each of the corresponding plurality of storing and feeding units, wherein
the outlet of each chute and the outlet of each guide channel are arranged in the feeding direction of the storing and feeding units.

Assignees

• Takeuchi Masato
• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Takeuchi Masato

Classifications

• G07D11/009

  Depositing devices · CPC title

• G07D3/14

  Apparatus driven under control of coin-sensing elements · CPC title

• G07D3/128

  Rotary devices · CPC title

• G07D9/008

  Feeding coins from bulk · CPC title

• G07D1/00 Primary

  Coin dispensers (devices delivering paper currency G07D11/00) · CPC title