Inclining Disk Coin Storage Asymmetry
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Solution Overview
Problem
In existing coin handling apparatuses, coins selected by a selector tend to stack undesirably near the ejector, leading to inappropriate feeding of coins by the coin dispensers.
Innovation Solution
A coin handling apparatus featuring a plurality of storing units with inclining disks rotatable at a predetermined angle, disposed in rows along a transport unit, where the surfaces of adjacent inclining disks face each other, ensuring coins are appropriately fed.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If coins are transported to storing units arranged with dispensing faces toward the transport unit, then coins can be fed to the transport unit, but coins stack undesirably near the feeding exit
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies asymmetry by configuring adjacent storing units with opposite inclining disk orientations - one disk inclines toward the transport unit while the adjacent disk inclines away from it. This asymmetric arrangement creates alternating coin flow patterns that prevent stacking at feeding exits, resolving the contradiction between maintaining coin feeding capability and eliminating harmful coin accumulation.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new spatial dimension by arranging storing units in alternating rows with inclining disks oriented in opposite directions (toward or away from the transport unit). This dimensional alternation creates separate coin flow paths that prevent stacking, allowing the system to maintain high productivity while eliminating the harmful stacking effect.
2Quantity of substance
If multiple storing units are arranged in rows along the transport unit, then coin storage capacity increases, but coin stacking occurs near the ejector
Solution Approach 1:
By arranging storing units with asymmetric inclining disk orientations in alternating rows, the patent enables increased coin storage capacity while preventing stacking near the ejector. The asymmetric configuration ensures that coins from adjacent units are dispensed in alternating sequences, eliminating accumulation problems even as storage capacity expands.
3Ease of operation
If inclining disks are disposed with surfaces facing each other in adjacent storing units, then coin feeding is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies segmentation by dividing the storing unit arrangement into alternating rows with different inclining disk orientations. This segmented approach improves coin feeding smoothness by creating alternating flow patterns, while the modular row-based structure keeps the increased complexity organized and manageable.
Solution Approach 2:
By organizing storing units in alternating rows with opposite inclining disk orientations, the patent improves coin feeding smoothness through enhanced spatial arrangement. The row-based dimensional organization manages the increased device complexity in a systematic way, making the complex configuration easier to implement and maintain.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively prevents coin stacking near the feeding exit, allowing for appropriate feeding of coins, thereby enhancing the operational efficiency of the coin handling system.
Implementation Method 1
coins dropping under their own weight
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AI summary
A coin handling apparatus capable of appropriately feeding coins is provided. A coin handling apparatus includes a plurality of storing units each including an inclining disk rotated in an inclining attitude in which the inclining disk inclines by a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction and a transport unit that transports coins. The storing units form a plurality of rows along the transport unit, and the rows each include a plurality of the storing units and are each disposed so that surfaces of adjacent inclining disks in the row face each other.