Coin feed mechanism

Details Coin feed mechanism Coin feed mechanism

1998-12-01

2000-07-25

Olszewski, Robert P.

Coin handling

Supply level detector

453 63, 194346, 194347, G07D 900, G07F 104

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060930942

ABSTRACT:
A coin feed control apparatus includes a hopper (20) having a discharge opening (17) that is disposed above a rotating disc (10) of a coin handling machine. The discharge opening (17) is positioned over a coin receiving region (14) of the disc. A coin feed control member (30) is mounted for pivotal movement to further open or further close the discharge opening (17). The feed control member (30), the discharge opening (17) and the coin receiving region (14) are sized such that the feed control member (30) will tend to move to partially close the discharge opening (17) in response to a build-up of coins in the coin receiving region, and thereby limit the flow of coins through the discharge opening (17), and such that the reduction of coins in the coin receiving region (14) will allow the feed control member (30) to drop and further open the discharge opening (17) to allow a greater flow of coins into the coin receiving region. A slidable, tiltable and removable inspection pan (40) that rests on the hopper (20) is also disclosed.

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