Moveable Coin Receptacle Station for Secure Access
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Solution Overview
Problem
Coin redemption machines pose a challenge in accessing all coin receptacles due to their secure housing design, which obstructs easy access to receptacles located behind others.
Innovation Solution
A coin processing machine with a moveable coin receptacle station featuring individually movable platforms that extend out of the housing for improved accessibility, allowing operators to easily access and manage coin receptacles.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If coin receptacles are placed within a secure housing, then security is improved, but accessibility to coin receptacles deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The coin receptacle station is designed to be moveable between a retracted position (within the housing) and an extended position (outside the housing). This dynamic configuration allows the system to maintain security when retracted while providing easy accessibility when extended, resolving the contradiction between security and ease of operation.
Solution Approach 2:
The invention adds a spatial dimension to the coin receptacle access problem by moving the entire station in and out of the housing along a longitudinal axis. This dimensional change allows operators to access all receptacles (including those previously hidden behind others) without compromising the security provided by the housing enclosure.
2Volume of moving object
If coin receptacles are arranged in a compact configuration, then device size is reduced, but accessibility to all receptacles deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The moveable station design allows the compact configuration to be temporary (when retracted) rather than permanent. When extension is needed, the station can be pulled out to provide full accessibility, thus resolving the contradiction between maintaining a compact footprint and ensuring all receptacles are accessible.
Solution Approach 2:
The coin receptacle system is segmented into multiple stations, each potentially holding multiple receptacles. This segmentation allows operators to access specific stations individually by extending only the necessary portions, rather than requiring access to all receptacles simultaneously, thus maintaining compactness while improving accessibility.
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AI summary
A coin processing machine comprises a housing for containing the coin processing device, a coin processing unit disposed within the housing for processing received coins of a plurality of denominations and discharging processed coins into a plurality of coin receptacles, and a coin receptacle station disposed within the housing for holding a plurality of coin receptacles. The coin receptacle station includes a plurality of individually moveable platforms each having at least one coin receptacle disposed thereon. Each moveable platform is moveable between a first position and a second position. Each moveable platform is disposed entirely within the housing for receiving coins in the at least one coin receptacle disposed thereon when in the first position, and each moveable platform extends out of the housing when in the second position.