Coin detector

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a coin detection apparatus that is specially designed to avoid coins' sticking in a coin passage and that is capable of distributing an item to a customer only when a predetermined number of valid coins are paid. Coins (C) deposited by the customer are kept in a coin shoot (13). The coins (C) stand upright on a floor plate (20) that forms a part of the coin shoot (13). The floor plate (20) is urged by a spring member to protrude into the coin shoot (13). As a rotary disk (100) rotates, one end (119) of a recessed portion (120) defined in the rotary disk (100) leans on the floor plate (20) against elastic force of the spring member to make the floor plate (20) tilt. Subsequently, recessed edge of the rotary disk (100) continues to tilt the floor plate (20). As the other end 118 of the recessed portion (120) reaches the floor plate (20), the floor plate (20) is disengaged from the rotary disk (100). Tilt of the floor plate (20) causes the coins (C) to be evacuated from the floor plate (20), and the coins fall direction into a coin drop.

Description

technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a vending device that accommodates a plurality of packaged articles such as toys and sells these articles, and particularly relates to a manual vending apparatus that takes out the articles inside by rotating a rotary knob performed by a customer and sells them. In addition, the present invention relates to a coin that is mounted on a manual vending device, enables the rotation of the rotary knob when a predetermined number of coins are inserted, and prevents the rotation of the rotary knob when the predetermined number of coins is not inserted. Check the device. Background technique [0002] Recently, customers who intend to purchase toys often use manual vending devices that sell toys packaged in containers such as capsules. Each of this manual vending device sells items corresponding to one or two prices, and there are many types of toys. Therefore, generally, a plurality of such manual vending devices are arranged...

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Problems solved by technology

In this case, even if the coin passage 1608 is set to have a width slightly exceeding the thickness of one coin, there is a possibility that the coin passage 1608 will be clogged due to overlapping of two coins.

In addition to this factor, if a plurality of coins stays, the possibility of coin clogging at the arrival position in the coin passage 1608 becomes high due to the mutual interference of these plurality of coins.

[0022] Third, in conventional coin inspection devices, as described above, the rotation of the turntable 1616 is possible only when the detection member 1626 touches a coin.

However, conventionally, because these multiple manual vending devices are simply arranged in a row, each manual vending device is installed in an extremely unstable state.

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