Ring-Shaped Coin Magazine with Nested Verifier
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing coin processing systems have a large vertical distance between the coin inlet and release, leading to bulky constructions that are difficult for handicapped people and children to use.
Innovation Solution
The coin verifier is positioned at least partly within the ring-shaped coin magazine, allowing the coin inlet and release to be closer together, with the coin being fed and released using gravitational force, and the magazine can be mounted pivotally about a horizontal axis for compactness.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If the coin inlet is positioned at a high location and the coin release at a low location to enable gravity-based coin handling, then coin handling efficiency is improved, but the vertical extent of the device increases making it inaccessible to handicapped people and children
Solution Approach 1:
The coin verifier is positioned inside the cavity formed by the ring-shaped coin magazine, nesting one functional element within another. This spatial arrangement allows the coin inlet to be located at a lower height while maintaining the gravity-based coin handling path, thereby reducing the overall vertical extent of the device and improving accessibility without compromising coin handling efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The coin magazine is designed with a ring shape that extends horizontally rather than vertically. By arranging coin supports in a circular pattern around the verifier, the system distributes coin storage across the horizontal plane, reducing the need for vertical space and allowing both inlet and release points to be positioned at accessible heights
2Ease of operation
If the coin inlet and coin release are positioned close to each other to improve accessibility, then ease of operation is improved, but the vertical distance required for gravity-based coin handling is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The system transitions from vertical coin handling to horizontal coin handling by arranging the coin magazine in a ring shape. Coins are fed radially inward toward the verifier and released radially outward, utilizing horizontal movement rather than vertical drops. This dimensional change allows inlet and release to be positioned at the same accessible height while maintaining gravity-based handling efficiency
Solution Approach 2:
The coin magazine is segmented into multiple coin supports arranged radially around the verifier. Each support can independently receive and release coins, allowing the system to maintain efficient gravity-based handling at multiple points around the ring while keeping all inlet and release points at accessible heights
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
This design reduces the vertical extent of the device, making it more accessible to all users while maintaining efficient coin handling using gravity, and allows for a more compact and user-friendly coin processing system.
Implementation Method 1
coins usually are handled by guiding them under the influence of gravity through the processing system
Data Source
AI summary
According to the invention, a coin processing system comprises a coin verifier (2) and a ring-shaped coin magazine (1), in particular a coin magazine (1) which forms an annulus. The coin magazine (1) comprises a coin input (4) fed by the coin verifier (2), a plurality of coin supports (7.1 . . . 7.5) for separately storing a plurality of coins (12.1 . . . 12.3) and a coin output (15). The coin processing system is further characterized in that the coin verifier (2) is at least partly situated within the cavity (13) defined by the ring-shaped coin magazine (1). Further a method for feeding a ring-shaped coin magazine (1) is presented, whereas the coin magazine (1) defines a cavity (13). In particular a method for feeding a coin magazine (1) which forms an annulus is disclosed, wherein the coin magazine (1) comprises a coin input (4) fed by a coin verifier (2), a plurality of coin supports (7.1 . . . 7.5) for separately storing a plurality of coins (12.1 . . . 12.3) and a coin output (15). The method is characterized in that a coin (12.1 . . . 12.3) being released from the coin verifier (2) is directly fed into the magazine (1) from the cavity (13) being defined by the ring-shaped magazine (1) in a first radially outward pointing direction. Further the coin (12.1 . . . 12.3) is stored within the magazine (1) and eventually the coin (12.1 . . . 12.3) is released from the magazine (1) in a second radially outward pointing direction.