Check-actuated control mechanisms – Control mechanism responsive to plurality of checks – Including part locked by detent and released by check
Reexamination Certificate
2000-02-11
2001-07-03
Olszewski, Robert P. (Department: 3652)
Check-actuated control mechanisms
Control mechanism responsive to plurality of checks
Including part locked by detent and released by check
C194S236000, C194S255000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06253900
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a coin sorting device, a commodity discharging device having the coin sorting device, and a game device having the coin sorting device.
2. Description of Related Art
Conventionally, a coin sorting device for discriminating whether a coin is a normal coin or not on the basis of size, weight, thickness or the like, of the coin to be discriminated, thereby for sorting the discriminated coin, is known.
However, most of such a type of coin sorting device has a complicated structure. Specifically, in the technical field of toy, a coin sorting device which has a simple structure is demanded.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The present invention was developed in view of the above-described problems.
An object of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can discriminate whether a coin is a normal coin or not.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a commodity discharging device having the coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can discriminate whether a coin is a normal coin or not, which can discharge a commodity when a put-in coin is normal.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a game device having the coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can discriminate whether a coin is a normal coin or not, which can start a game when a put-in coin is normal.
In accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the coin sorting device comprises: a body; a coin put-in port for putting a coin in; a coin sorting handle which can be rotated; a coin turn table which can be rotated according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle and comprises a coin receiving portion for receiving a put-in coin; a rocking member which can rock around a shaft which is attached to the coin turn table, for rocking so that a top end portion of the rocking member is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion; and a stopper which is attached to the body, for preventing a rotation of the coin turn table by hitting the top end portion of the rocking member against an end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is not received by the coin receiving portion, while for allowing the rotation of the coin turn table without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member which is pressed to move in the radial outer direction, against the end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is received by the coin receiving portion.
The normal coin means a coin which has a size possible to be received by the coin receiving portion, and possible to press to move the top end portion of the rocking member in the radial outer direction by the periphery of the coin to allow a rotation of the coin turn table without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member against the end portion of the stopper in a state such a coin of being received by the coin receiving portion.
Therefore, a coin having a periphery possible to move the top end portion of the rocking member in the radial outer direction to an extent without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member against the end portion of the stopper, is discriminated to be a normal coin by the coin sorting device.
Further, a coin having a size as the above-described can be discriminated to be a normal coin by the coin sorting device without being limited to a material of the coin. For example, in a case of coin which is made of material such as plastic or the like which is relatively light, or in a case of coin which is made of a material such as metal or the like which is relatively heavy, a coin having a size as the above-described can be discriminated to be a normal coin by the coin sorting device.
According to the coin sorting device having such a structure, when a normal coin is put in the coin put-in port to be received by the coin receiving portion, the rocking member is rocked so that the top end portion of the rocking member is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of the normal coin. Thereby, the top end portion of the rocking member is not hit against the end portion of the stopper so that the stopper does not prevent a rotation of the coin turn table according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle. Therefore, the coin turn table can be rotated. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can easily discriminate whether the put-in coin is a normal coin or not.
Preferably, in the coin sorting device as the above-described, a plurality of coin receiving portions are arranged with approximately the same intervals, along a periphery of the coin turn table and a plurality of rocking members are arranged on the coin turn table according to the coin receiving portions.
According to the coin sorting device having such a structure, it is possible to discriminate whether the put-in coin is a normal coin or not without one rotation of the coin turn table.
Further, the coin sorting device comprises: a body; a coin put-in port for putting a coin in; a coin sorting handle which can be rotated; a coin turn table which can be rotated according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle and comprises a coin receiving portion for receiving a put-in coin; a rocking member which can rock around a shaft which is attached to the body, for rocking so that a top end portion of the rocking member is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion; and a stopper which is attached to the coin turn table, for preventing a rotation of the coin turn table by hitting the top end portion of the rocking member against an end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is not received by the coin receiving portion, while for allowing the rotation of the coin turn table without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member which is pressed to move in the radial outer direction, against the end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is received by the coin receiving portion.
According to the coin sorting device having such a structure, when a normal coin is put in the coin put-in port to be received by the coin receiving portion, the rocking member is rocked so that the top end portion of the rocking member is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of the normal coin. Thereby, the top end portion of the rocking member is not hit against the end portion of the stopper so that the stopper does not prevent a rotation of the coin turn table according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle. Therefore, the coin turn table can be rotated. Accordingly, it is possible to provide a coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can easily discriminate whether the put-in coin is a normal coin or not.
Preferably, in the coin sorting device as the above-described, a plurality of coin receiving portions are arranged with approximately the same intervals, along a periphery of the coin turn table and a plurality of stoppers are arranged on the coin turn table according to the coin receiving portions.
According to the coin sorting device having such a structure, it is possible to discriminate whether the put-in coin is a normal coin or not without one rotation of the coin turn table.
Preferably, in the coin sorting device as the described, the rocking member is biased by a biasing member so that the top end portion thereof is biased against a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion.
According to the coin sorting device, the top end portion of the rocking member is biased against the periphery of the normal coin by the biasing member. Therefore, only when a normal coin is put in the coin put-in port to be received by the coin receiving portion, the top end portion of the rocking member is not hit against the end portion of the stopper. Accordingly, the stopper allows a rotation of the coin turn table so that it is possible to rotate the coi
Jaketic Bryan
Olszewski Robert P.
Staas & Halsey , LLP
Tomy Company Ltd.
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