초록 ▼

The invention relates to a coin dispenser for use in vending machines for giving out change when the value of money inserted into the machine exceeds the price of the merchandise purchased. The aim of the invention is to simplify the design of such a dispenser so that different sets of coins can be

The invention relates to a coin dispenser for use in vending machines for giving out change when the value of money inserted into the machine exceeds the price of the merchandise purchased. The aim of the invention is to simplify the design of such a dispenser so that different sets of coins can be catered for from a small range of parts. The dispenser comprises vertical coin tubes (12,13,14), one for each denomination of coin dispensed, and respective channels (15,16,17) extending horizontally beneath each tube. Each channel has an aperture (21,22,23) in its lower wall offset from the axis of the tube, (12,13,14) and an apertured slide plate (24,25,26) is movable in the channel (15,16,17) from below the coin tube (12,13,14) to over the aperture (21,22,23) in the lower wall so as to dispense the coins singly from the stacks in the coin tubes. The coin tubes extend down through apertures (18,19,20) in the upper wall of their respective channels so that the lower end of the tubes are the lowest point in the coin channels. With this arrangement a range of denominations of coins of differing thicknesses can be catered for by setting the lower end of the tube at a height appropriate to the thickness of the denomination of coins during assembly.

대표청구항 ▼

A coin dispenser comprising: (a) a substantially horizontally extending channel of shallow cross-section, (b) an upright coin tube extending down through an opening in the upper wall of the channel, (c) an aperture in the lower wall of the channel offset from the axis of the coin tube, (d) an apertu

A coin dispenser comprising: (a) a substantially horizontally extending channel of shallow cross-section, (b) an upright coin tube extending down through an opening in the upper wall of the channel, (c) an aperture in the lower wall of the channel offset from the axis of the coin tube, (d) an apertured slide plate mounted for reciprocating movement in the channel between a position in which the slide plate\s aperture is below the coin tube and a position in which the slide plate\s aperture is above the aperture in the lower wall, (e) a mounting member fixed vertically with respect to the substantially horizontally extending channel, (f) a plurality of deformed pegs carried by the coin tube, and (g) vertically elongated slots in the mounting member for receiving the deformed pegs, the deformation of the pegs locking the lower end of the coin tube at a predetermined height above the lower wall of the channel, said predetermined height being slightly greater than the thickness of the denomination dispensed by the tube.