Coin processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8992292-B2
Application number	US-201214372447-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 28, 2012
Priority date	Jan 16, 2012
Publication date	Mar 31, 2015
Grant date	Mar 31, 2015

Abstract

A coin processing device includes a rotating member that has an annular rib provided annularly along a circumferential direction on the outer peripheral portion, which transports a coin upon a transport path using a cutout portion formed upon a lower portion of the annular rib. An open position intersects the annular rib. An opening and closing member, when positioned at the open position, is positioned adjacent to the annular rib in a radial direction of the rotating member so as to allow rotation of the rotating member.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A coin processing device comprising:
a rotary member that conveys a coin along a conveyance path by rotating;
an ejection aperture disposed at the conveyance path, through which the coin being conveyed by the rotary member drops; and
an opening-and-closing member that turns about a turning shaft between a closed position, at which the opening-and-closing member closes the ejection aperture, and an open position, at which the ejection aperture is op…

Assignees

• Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Suetomi Kazuo
• Yano Tatsuya

Classifications

• G07D3/14 Primary

  Physics · mapped topic

• G07D9/00

  Physics · mapped topic