Claims
- 1. A coin sorter apparatus for receiving and sorting mixed coins by denomination, said apparatus comprising,
- a rotating disc having a resilient surface for receiving said mixed denomination coins and imparting a rotational movement to said mixed denomination coins,
- a stationary disc having ridges and recesses on its underside and being proximate to said resilient surface of said rotating disc,
- a first area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving the rotating mixed denomination coins into the region between the two discs,
- a second area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc receiving the rotating mixed denomination coins from said first area and said recesses in said second area having regions for releasing coins from a pressed engagement with said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within said regions by centrifugal force, and said regions being shaped to guide coins in a single file along a predetermined path,
- a third area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for intercepting improperly aligned coins entering said second area and recycling said intercepted coins to a said first area,
- a fourth area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins from said second area and guiding the coins to predetermined radial positions on the rotating disc, and
- a fifth area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins from said fourth area and effecting a pressed engagement with said rotating disc and with said recesses of said fifth area releasing coins in said fifth area from pressed engagement and being shaped to permit coins of different sizes to escape radially from between the two discs, by centrifugal force, at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationary disc.
- 2. A coin sorter apparatus for receiving and sorting mixed coins by denomination, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotating disc having a resilient surface for receiving said mixed denomination coins and imparting a rotational movement to said mixed denomination coins,
- a stationary disc having ridges and recesses on its underside and being proximate to said resilient surface of said rotating disc,
- a first area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving the rotating mixed denomination coins into the region between the two discs,
- a second area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins from said first area and said recesses in said second area having regions for releasing coins from a pressed engagement with said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within said regions by centrifugal force, and said regions being shaped to guide coins in a single file along a predetermined path,
- a third area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for capturing and returning to said first area coins which are improperly radially aligned in said single file configuration, and
- a fourth area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins which are properly radially aligned in said single file configuration and effecting a pressed engagement with said rotating disc and with said recesses of said fourth area releasing coins from pressed engagement and being shaped to permit coins of different sizes to escape radially from between the two discs, by centrifugal force, at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationary disc.
- 3. A coin sorter for sorting different denominations of coins comprising:
- a rotatable member having a resilient surface;
- an annular-shaped stationary member having a surface substantially parallel with said resilient surface and positioned sufficiently close to said resilient surface so that a portion of the stationary surface presses coins in contact therewith into the opposed resilient rotatable surface so that the resiliency of the rotatable surface urges the coins against the stationary surface with sufficient pressure to prevent radial movement of coins by centrifugal force due to rotation of the rotatable member, while permitting circumferential movement of the coins by rotation of the rotable member;
- selected areas of the surface of said stationary member being recessed for releasing any coins entering such recessed areas from the pressure of said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within the recessed areas by centrifugal force due to rotation of the rotatable member, said recessed areas being shaped to first guide coins outwardly in single file along a predetermined path, and second, to permit coins of different sizes to escape radially from between said surfaces by centrifugal force at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationary member;
- said stationary member including a guide edge of a recessed area, which guide edge extends outwardly in a spiral to a selected radial position for radially positioning a coin's outer edge on said rotatable member, with the radially outer edge of the coin moving along said guide edge to said selected radial position, and with the coin inner edge thereby being positioned at a discrete radial position dependent upon the diameter of the coin; and
- a first area including an inwardly extending slot in said stationary member with said slot having an outer edge radially inboard of said selected radial position, whereby a coin which has not radially progressed along said guide edge to said selected radial position is intercepted by said inwardly extending slot and directed radially inward for re-rotation along said guide edge.
- 4. A coin sorter as set forth in claim 3 wherein said stationary member includes,
- a second area of the surface of said stationary member outwardly radially boardering said inwardly extending slot for pressing a coin positioned with its radial outer edge at said selected radial position into said resilient surface to thereby hold the coin at a fixed radial position as part of its surface passes through said first area.
- 5. A coin sorter as set forth in claim 4 wherein said stationary member includes,
- a third area of the surface of said stationary member for receiving coins from said second area, said third area including a guide edge for radially positioning the outer edge of the coins to a selected radial position, thereby positioning the inner edge of different denominations at discrete radial positions,
- a fourth area of the surface of said stationary member for receiving coins from said third area and exiting each coin denomination from between said stationary and rotatable member at discrete locations along the periphery of the stationary member.
- 6. A coin sorter for sorting different denomination of coins comprising:
- a rotatable member having a resilient surface;
- an annular shaped stationary member having a surface substantially parallel with said resilient surface and positioned sufficiently close to said resilient surface so that a portion of the stationary surface presses coins in contact therewith into the opposed resilient rotatable surface so that the resiliency of the rotatable surfaces urges the coins against the stationary surface with sufficient pressure to prevent radial movement of coins by centrifugal force due to rotation of the rotatable member, while permitting circumferential movement of the coins by rotation of the rotatable member;
- selected areas of the surface of said stationary member being recessed for releasing any coins entering such recessed areas from the pressure of said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within the recessed areas by centrifugal force due to rotation of the rotatable member, said recessed areas being shaped to first guide coins outwardly in a single file along a predetermined path, and second to guide inwardly coins improperly aligned along said predetermined path, and third, to permit properly aligned coins of different sizes to escape radially from between of said surfaces by centrifugal force at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationary member.
- 7. A coin sorter as set forth in claim 6 wherein there is a recessed area in said stationary member, the outer edge of which is radially inward of said predetermined path, whereby a coin which has not progressed along said predetermined path is intercepted by said inwardly extending recess and directed away from said recessed areas which permit escape of the coins from between said surfaces.
- 8. A coin sorter apparatus for sorting coins by denomination, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotating disc having a resilient surface for receiving said mixed coins and imparting a rotational movement to said mixed coins,
- a stationary disc having its underside proximate with said surface of said rotating disc,
- a first area on the underside of said stationary disc for selectively directing the rotating mixed coins into a region between the two discs, said region allowing continued rotation of the mixed coins on the surface of said rotating disc,
- a second area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving said rotating coins from said first area and said recesses in said second area having regions for releasing coins from a pressed engagement with said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within said regions by centrifugal force, and said regions being shaped to guide coins in a single file along a predetermined path and said regions manipulating the inner radial position of each coin to position each denomination at a discrete inner radial position dependent upon coin diameter,
- a third area on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving said rotating coins from said second area and effecting a pressed engagement with said rotating disc and with said recesses of said third area releasing coins in said third area from pressed engagement and being shaped to permit coins of different sizes to escape radially from between the two discs, by centrifugal force, at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationary disc, and
- a fourth area on the underside of said stationary disc for exiting improperly aligned coins and returning them to said first area.
- 9. A coin sorter apparatus for receiving and sorting mixed coins by denomination, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotating disc having a resilient surface for receiving said mixed denomination coins and imparting a rotational movement to said mixed denomination coins,
- a stationary disc having ridges and recesses on its underside and being proximate to said resilient-surface of said rotating disc,
- a first area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving the rotating mixed denomination coins into the region between the two discs,
- a second area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for removing coins stacked or shingled on another coin,
- a third area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationy disc for receiving coins from said second area and said recesses in said third area having regions for releasing coins from a pressed engagement with said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within said regions by centrifugal force, and said regions being shaped to guide coins in a single file along a predetermined path to predetermined radial positions on the rotating disc,
- a fourth area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins from said third area and effecting a pressed engagement with said rotating disc and with said recesses of said fourth area releasing coins in said fourth area from pressed engagement and being shaped to permit coins of different sizes to escape radially from between the two discs, by centrifugal force, at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationy disc, and
- a fifth area of ridges and recesses for intercepting coins from said second area which are incorrectly radially aligned on the surface of the rotating disc and pressing such coins into the resilient surface of the rotating disc such that these coins are maintained in pressed engagement with the surface until each incorrectly radially aligned coin is carried on said resilient surface to said first area of said stationary disc which released all misaligned coins from pressed engagement to begin their journey again, through the areas and ridges and recesses.
- 10. A coin sorter apparatus for receiving and sorting mixed coins by denomination, said apparatus comprising:
- a rotating disc having ridges and recesses for receiving said mixed denomination coins and imparting a rotational movement to said mixed denomination coins,
- a stationary disc having ridges and recesses on its underside and being proximate to said resilient surface of said rotating disc,
- a first area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving the rotating mixed denomination coins into the region between the two discs,
- a second area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for removing coins stacked or shingled on another coin,
- a third area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins from said second area and said recesses in said third area having regions for releasing coins from a pressed engagement with said resilient surface and thereby permitting radial movement of coins within said regions by centrifugal force, and said regions being shaped to guide coins in a single file along a predetermined path to predetermined radial positions on the rotating disc,
- a fourth area of ridges and recesses on the underside of said stationary disc for receiving coins from said third area and effecting a pressed engagement with said rotating disc and with said recesses of said fourth area releasing coins in said fourth area from pressed engagement and being shaped to permit coins of different sizes to escape radially from between the two discs, by centrifugal force, at different preselected positions along the periphery of said stationary disc, and
- a first recess in said third area of ridges and recesses located to intercept improperly aligned coins in said third area of ridges and recesses,
- said first recess having substantially a ramp shape with respect to the circumferential movement of coins in said third area of ridges and recesses,
- said ramp shape being sufficiently steep so as to affect rapid interception and movement of improperly aligned coins through said first recess and into said first area,
- whereby the backlogging of exiting coins in said first recess is avoided by the rapid throughput.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 207,963, now U.S. Pat. No. 9,444,212, filed Nov. 18, 1980, entitled "Coin Handling Machine" which is a continuation-in-part of patent application Ser. No. 921,063, filed June 30, 1978, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,234,003 entitled "Coin Handling Machine" which, in turn, is a continuation of patent application Ser. No. 735,060, filed Oct. 22, 1976, now U.S. Pat. No. 4,098,280, entitled "Coin Handling Machine".
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