Coin Disbursing Apparatus Parallel Hopper Arrangement
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional coin receiving and disbursing apparatuses are limited in height reduction due to stacked arrangements, leading to inefficiencies in coin disbursement time and accuracy, as coins may bounce and collide with the disbursing path in various directions.
Innovation Solution
A compact coin receiving and disbursing apparatus with parallel arrangements of hoppers and disbursing conveyance devices, utilizing a spring-propelled lever to attenuate coin momentum, ensuring coins are flicked upward and aligned for quick, controlled delivery into a parallel disbursing path, reducing bouncing and enhancing disbursement speed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If hoppers and disbursing conveyance devices are arranged in a stacked array, then the apparatus can accommodate multiple coin denominations, but the height of the apparatus increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from a vertical stacked arrangement to a horizontal parallel arrangement of hoppers and disbursing conveyance devices. Multiple hoppers are positioned side-by-side in parallel with the disbursing conveyance device, allowing multiple coin denominations to be stored and dispensed without increasing apparatus height. This dimensional reconfiguration resolves the contradiction between versatility and compact height.
2Productivity
If coins are disbursed with speed towards the disbursing conveyance path, then disbursement efficiency is improved, but coins may strike the conveyance path and bounce in various directions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a guide structure positioned between the hopper outlet and the disbursing conveyance path that pre-aligns coins before they enter the conveyance path. This preliminary guiding action prevents coins from striking the conveyance path at random angles, eliminating bouncing while maintaining high disbursement speed. The guide structure creates a controlled entry path that directs coins smoothly onto the conveyance device.
3Ease of operation
If the oblique circular disc is arranged at the lowest level on the side of the money disbursing path, then coins can be released from the hopper, but the money disbursing path cannot convey coins unless disposed at a lower level
Solution Approach 1:
The patent inverts the conventional arrangement by positioning the disbursing conveyance device at the same horizontal level as the hopper outlet, rather than requiring the conveyance path to be at a lower level. Coins are released from the hopper and guided horizontally onto the conveyance device through a guide structure, eliminating the need for vertical level differences. This inversion resolves the contradiction between ease of coin release and conveyance path positioning.
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus achieves a compact design with efficient and rapid coin disbursement, minimizing collisions and stabilizing coins quickly, thus completing the disbursement process in a short time.
Implementation Method 1
Coins are projected upward by a spring propelled lever toward the disbursing money conveying device
Implementation Method 2
the momentum of the coin is attenuated by the gravity with a trajectory that raises above a common disbursing coin conveying device
Data Source
AI summary
A coin receiving and disbursing apparatus aligns coins to travel along a curved path. The coins can be verified and appropriately sorted by denomination and dropped into a plurality of hopper units arranged in two arrays below the coin path. Positioned between the two arrays of hoppers is a conveying belt. The hoppers are operatively positioned to propel coins upon receipt of a discharge signal upward into the air fall on the coin conveying device. The arrangement of the hoppers and the coin conveying device minimizes bouncing of the coins and facilitates their travel to a money discharge port.