Coin Diverter with Multi-State Driver for Compact Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional coin handling apparatuses require multiple coin diverters to achieve three-direction coin diversion, leading to increased size and complexity.
Innovation Solution
A coin diverter with a diverter member and driver that can change states to divert coins in three directions: downstream, dropped from the path, and a direction different from both, allowing for single-apparatus three-direction diversion.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If two coin diverters are arranged to divert coins in three directions, then the coin diversion capability is improved, but the apparatus size increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines the functions of multiple coin diverters into a single integrated diverter unit. The single coin diverter includes a diverter member that can be positioned at multiple locations along the transport path, replacing the need for two separate diverters and reducing overall apparatus size while maintaining three-direction diversion capability
Solution Approach 2:
The single coin diverter is designed with multi-functionality to perform the work of multiple diverters. By enabling the diverter member to operate at different positions and angles, it can divert coins in three different directions, making one component universal enough to replace multiple specialized components
2Adaptability or versatility
If two coin diverters are arranged to divert coins in three directions, then the coin diversion capability is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple diverter functions into a single integrated unit with one diverter member that can be positioned at multiple locations. This consolidation reduces the number of independent components, simplifies the overall device structure, and decreases complexity while maintaining the ability to divert coins in three directions
Solution Approach 2:
The diverter member is designed with dynamic positioning capability, allowing it to be moved to different locations along the transport path as needed. This dynamic flexibility enables a single static component to perform the functions of multiple fixed diverters, reducing device complexity while maintaining versatility
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AI summary
There is provided a coin diverter that allows increase in the number of coin diversion directions and reduction in the size of a coin handling apparatus. The coin diverter includes a diverter member that diverts a coin from a transport path and a driver that changes the state of the diverter member to any of a first state in which the diverter member leads the coin toward the downstream side of the transport path, a second state in which the diverter member leads the coin in a first direction in which the coin drops from the transport path, and a third state in which the diverter member leads the coin in a second direction different from the direction toward the downstream side of the transport path and the first direction.