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U n i t e d S t a t e s P a t e n t 1 1 9 1
R e i s
[ 5 4 ] COIN
SORTING
AND
COUNTING
MACHINES
[ 7 6 ]
I n v e n t o r :
K a t h a r i n a Maria R e i s ,
B u c h e n a u e r s t r . 1 9 , B r u c h s a l / B a d e n ,
G e r m a n y
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J u l y 2 6 ,
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UNITED
STATES PATENTS
2,881,775
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N o v .
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P r i m a r y Examiner-Robert
B .
R e e v e s
A s s i s t a n t
Examiner-Thomas E . Kocovsky
Attorney-Richard Low e t
a 1 .
[ 5 7 ]
ABSTRACT
A p p a r a t u s f o r
s o r t i n g
c o i n s o f d i f f e r e n t s i z e s , c o m p r i s
i n g
means
f o r
d e l i v e r i n g a s u p p l y o f c o i n s o f d i f f e r e n t
s i z e s , c e n t r i f u g a l s e p a r a t i n g means f o r a r r a n g i n g s a i d
d i f f e r e n t l y
s i z e d
c o i n s
i n
s i n g l e
f i l e , a
c i r c u l a r s o r t i ng
c h a m b e r , h a v i n g a p l u r a l i t y o f s u c c e s s i v e l y
s i z e d
h o l e s
c o r r e s p o n d i n g
t o
t h e
s i z e s
o f t h e
c o i l s t o
be s e p a r a t e d
and means f o r mo v i ng c o i n s d e l i v e r e d t h er e t o
u n i d i
r e c t i o n a l l y over
s a i d h o l e s ,
a t r a n s f e r channel connect
i n g
s a i d c e n t r i f u g a l s e p a r a t i n g means
a n d
s a i d s o r t i n g
chamber f o r
c o n v e y i n g
s a i d d i f f e r e n t l y s i z e d c o i n s ,
t h e
d i f f e r e n t l y s i z e d
c o i n s b e i n g
d e l i v e r e d f r o m s a i d s e p a
r a t i n g means i n s i n g l e f i l e a n d s u c c e s s i v e l y
s o r t e d
b y
b e i n g d e p o s i t e d i n t h e i r
a s s o c i a t e d h o l e s
i n s a i d cham~
b e r .
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COIN
SORTING AND
COUNTING MACHINES
BACKGROUND O F
INVENTION
The i n v e n t i o n r e l a t e s t o c o i n s o r t i n g
and
c o u n t i n g
machines which s e p a r a t e s and
c o u n t s
c o i n s and s i m i l a r
d i s k s h a p e d o b j e c t s ,
h a v i n g
t h e same
v a l u e a c c o r d i n g
t o
t h e i r
diameter,
from
a
mass
of
d i f f e r e n t
c o i n s or
o b
j e c t s .
C o n v e n t i o n a l
c o i n c o u n t i n g
a n d
s o r t i n g m a c h i n e s d e
l i v e r
t h e c o i n s
t o be p r o c e s s e d from
a s t o r a g e
hopper
or container o n i n c l i n e d or h o r i z o n t a l r a i l s arran ged
i n
f r o n t o f
a n
o b l i q u e f r o n t p l a t e . A s s o c i a t e d w i t h t h e r a i l
a r e
e l e c t r i c a l o r mechanical scanners
a n d
r e j e c t o r s .
A p e r t u r e s a r e a l s o p r o v i d e d which m a y b e a d j u s t e d a c
cording t o
t h e
diameters o f t h e c o i n s t o be
s o r t e d
s o
t h a t
t h e scanned
c o i n s
m a y be s e l e c t e d
and d e l i v e r e d
i n t o c o l l e c t i n g
r e c e p t a c l e s a n d
a l s o c o u n t e d .
The
c a
p a c i t y a n d
r e l i a b i l i t y o f
s u c h d e v i c e s d e p e n d s e s s e n
t i a l l y
on
t h e s p e e d
a t
which
c o i n s a r e
withdrawn
from
t h e s t o r a g e c o n t a i n e r ,
a r r a n g e d
i n
i n d i v i d u a l
r o w s and
t h e r e a f t e r b r o u g h t
b y way o f t h e
c o n v e y i n g
r a i l
to
t h e
area of
the scanners.
I n c r e a s e d
c a p a c i t y
h a s
been
o b t a i n e d
f o r
s u c h
d e
v i c e s b y
a r r a n g i n g
t h e c o i n s i n a s i n g l e ? l e .
On
s u c h a t
t e m p t
h a s
b e en - t o p r o v i d e
a
r o t a t i n g
d i s k a b o v e w h i c h
a
s l o t i s
formed f o r t h e e n t r y o f t h e c o i n s
from
t h e hop
25
per, one t a
time.
From the disk
the
coins
are
individu-
.
a l l y
f e d t o
a f e e d i n g c h a n n e l o r r a i l
b y t h e c e n t r i f u g a l
r o t a t i o n o f t h e d i s k .
I n
t h e c h a n n e l t h e
c o i n s ,
a r r a n g e d
i n s i n g l e ? l e , a r e e n g a g e d b y d r i v e n f e e d r o l l e r s . The
c o i n s e n t e r t h e
f e e d i n g c h a n n e l i n
t h e
? a t c o n d i t i o n
a n d a r e s e i z e d
b y
t h e
f e e d r o l l e r s
w h i c h i m p e l
them
toward t h e c o i n d i s c h a r g e . Each o f t h e c o i n s ,
a s
i t ’ s i m
p e l l e d
b y
t h e f e e d i n g r o l l e r a c t u a t e s t h e c o u n t i n g
w h e e l
o f
t h e
c o u n t e r r e g i s t e r i n g
t h e
t o t a l number o f
c o i n s
p a s s i n g
t h r o u g h
t h e
f e e d i n g c h a n n e l ,
t h e
f e e d
r o l l e r
a n d
count i n g
wheel.
A
o d i f i c a t i o n
o f
h i s
c o u n t i n g
m a c h i n e p r o v i d e s t h e
machine
w i t h a n
a r e a s o r t i ng p o s i t io n
w h e r e i n
t h e c o i n s
a r e d e l i v e r e d t o
a
r o t a t i n g c o n t a i n e r
i n
t h e b o t t o m
o f
which
i s p r o v i d e d
a
p a s s a g e
whose
magni tude can
be
c o n t r o l l e d
and whose w i d t h
m a y b e
a d j u s t e d t o t h e di
ameter o f a g i v e n t y p e o f c o i n t o be s u p p l i e d . I n t h i s
machine
r s t
t h e c o i n s h a v i n g
t h e s m a l l e s t d i a m e t e r a r e
s o r t e d , t h e
p a s s a g e
i s
e n l a r g e d
f o r t h e
n e x t
s i z e . T h i s i s
r e p e a t e d
u n t i l
g r a d u a l l y
a l l
t h e c o i n s a r e
s o r t e d .
Be
c a u s e
o f
t h e
m a n y
s u c c e s s i v e
s t e p s i n v o l v e d in t h e
op
e r a t i o n o f t h i s
m a c h i n e , i t s
c a p a c i t y i s
g r e a t l y
r e d u c e d .
The o b j e c t o f
t h e
p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n i s t o p r o v i d e a
c o i n
s o r t i n g and
c o u n t i n g d e v i c e
w h i c h
overcomes
t h e
p r o b l e m s
o f
t h e
known
d e v i c e s and
w h i c h
p r o v i d e s
a n
i m p r o v e d
m a c h i n e
h a v i n g
i n c r e a s e d c a p a c i t y . I t i s a n
o t h e r o b j e c t t o p r o v i d e a
c o i n
s o r t i n g and c o u n t i n g d e
v i c e u t i l i z i n g c e n t r i f u g a l c o i n
t h r o w i n g
d i s k s l i b e r a t e d
f r o m t h e p r o b l e m s i n c i d e n t w i t h t h e p r i o r
known
d e
vices.
SUMMARY
OF
INVENTION
A c c o r d i n g t o t h e
p r e s e n t
i n v e n t i o n a p p a r a t u s f o r
30
45
50
60
s o r t i n g and c o u n t i n g c o i n s and s i m i l a r d i s k l i k e o b j e c t s
i s p r o v i d e d
c o m p r i s i n g
a s t o r a g e h o p p e r
open
a t
b o t
tom b e l o w which
a
c e n tr i f u g a l l y r o t a t i n g f e e d d i s k i s
a r r a n g e d . The d i s k i s o f g r e a t e r d i a m e t e r t h a n
t h e
hop
p e r w h i c h
i s
p r o v i d e d w i t h a s h a l l o w o p e n i n g
i n
i t s w a l l
b y which
t h e c o i n s a r e c a r r i e d
t o
t h e
p e r i p h e r y o f
t h e
d i s k one a t
a
t i m e .
A w a l l
i s
a r r a n g e d
about t h e
d i s k
p r o v i d in g a c i r c u l a r
p a s s a g e
d e f i n e d b y t h i s
o u t e r
w a l l
65
2
a n d
t h e w a l l
o f
t h e
h o p p e r
f o r c o n v e y i n g
t h e
c o i n s i n
s i n g l e
? l e . T h i s
c i r c u l a r
p a s s a g e
t a n g e n t i a l l y
communi
c a t e s w i t h a t r a n s f e r channel which in t u r n t a n g e n t i a l l y
communicates i t h a c i r c u l a r s o r t i ng chamber h a v i n g
a s t a t i o n a r y
f l o o r
i n
which s formed
a p l u r a l i t y of s u c
c e s s i v e l y s i z e d s o r t i ng
h o l e s
f o r
d i s c h a r g e o f
t h e
c o i n s .
A o t a t i n g d i s k
i s
a r r a n g e d a b o v e t h e s t a t i o n a r y ? o o r
and
i s
p r o v i d e d
w i t h means
f o r e n g a g i n g t h e c o i n s
which
a r e
d e l i v e r e d i n s in g l e ? l e , and f o r
g u i d i n g
t h e
c o i n s
i n t o
t h e s u c c e s s i v e h o l e s . D i s c h a r g e t u b e s a r e
connected w i t h t h e s u c c e s s i v e h o l e s f o r d e l i v e r i n g t h e
c o i n s
t o
b a g s o r
o t h e r
r e c e p t a c l e s . Mechanical r photo
e l e c t r i c
counting means
a r e
a s s o c i a t e d w i t h each tube
s o t h a t t h e coins can be counted a s they a r e d e l i v e r e d
t o
each
b a g .
The r o t a t i n g s o r t i n g
d i s k
i s s p a c e d
a b o v e t h e
? o o r o f
t h e
s o r t i n g
chamber
b y a
d i s t a n c e s u b s t a n t i a l l y l i t t l e
m o r e than t h e t h i c k e s t
c o i n t o
be
s o r t e d .
The d i s k i s
mounted
s o
a s t o
be
a d j u s t a b l e
f o r
v a r y i n g t h i c k n e s s e s
o f c o i n s .
P r e f e r a b l y
t h e u n d e r s i d e o f t h e s o r t i n g d i s k
i s
p r o v i d e d w i t h a
c i r c u l a r
r u b b e r
o r p l a s t i c r i n g l o c a t e d
o v e r
t h e s o r t i n g o p e n i n g s . The r i n g i s p r e f e r a b l y s o f t o r
foamy
t o r e s i l i e n t l y engage
t h e
c o i n s and f o r c e them t o
m o v e
o v e r
t h e h o l e s a t t h e v e l o c i t y
o f
t h e s h o r t i n g d i s k .
The c o i n s a r e caused t o m o v e c i r c u l a r l y a n d
abut
a g a i n s t t h e w a l l
o f t h e s o r t i n g chamber on
a
r i m
which
projects
inwardly.
The i n d i v i d u a l s o r t i n g
h o l e s
o r o p e n i n g s
a d j o i n
e a c h
o t h e r and i n c r e a s e s u c c e s s i v e l y
i n w i d t h from
t h e s m a l l
e s t , a d j a c e n t t h e t r a n s f e r c h a n n e l , t o t h e
l a r g e s t
a t a c i r
c u l a r d i s t a n c e t h e r e f r o m .
P r e f e r a b l y ,
t h e
f e e d d i s k
and t h e s o r t i n g d i s k s a r e r o
t a t e d
i n
o p p o s i t e d i r e c t i o n
and
t h e
t r a n s f e r
c h a n n e l
m o v es
o b l i q u e l y f ro m o n e t o t h e o t h e r . This i s not e s
s e n t i a l
and t h e d i s k s
may, however, be
r o t a t e d
in
t h e
same d i r e c t i o n s o l o n g a s t h e
t r a n s f e r
channel
i s
a l s o
a r r a n g e d t o
b e
t a n g e n t i a l
t o t h e
d i r e c t i o n
o f
r o t a t i o n
o f
each
o f t h e d i s k s .
The
a p p a r a t u s o f t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t io n h a s a
d e c i d e d
a d v a n t a g e o f
t h e c o n v e n t i o n a l
d e v i c e s in t h a t t h e ca
p a c i t y
a n d
s p e e d
o f
o r t i n g
a n d c o u n t i n g
s i n c r e a s e d
b y
a
m u l t i p l e
o r m o r e
f t h a t p r e v i o u s l y o b t a i n ed .
T h i s
ad
v a n t a g e i s b a s e d
upon
t h e f a c t
t h a t
t h e s i n g l e
f i l i n g
o f
t h e
c o i n s o c c u r s
i n one p a r t
o f
t h e
a p p a r a t u s w h i l e
t h e
s o r t i n g o c c u r s i n
a n o t h e r
p a r t . F u r t h e r ,
s e p a r a t e
d i s k s
a r e
p r o v i d e d
f o r
e a c h
o f t h e f e e d
and
s o r t i n g
f u n c t i o n s
s o t h a t t h e o r d e r i n g o r
s i n g l e
? l e e f f e c t o f t h e
c e n t r i f u
g a l
f o r c e a n d t h e
f o r c e d g u i d in g o f
t h e c o i n s a r e
f u l l y
u t i l i z e d ‘ .
F u l l d e t a i l s o f t h e p r e s e n t
i n v e n t i o n
i n c l u d in g v a r i o u s
o b j e c t s a n d a d v a n t a g e s w i l l b e more f u l l y d e s c r i b e d
h e r e i n a f t e r w i t h r e f e r e n c e t o t h e accompanyi ng dra w
i n g s .
BRIEF
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
I n t h e d r a w i n g s :
F I G . 1 i s a p e r s p e c t i v e v i e w o f
am achine embodying
the present invention,
F I G . 2
shows t h e machine
o f
F I G . 1 in t o p
p l a n v i e w
p a r t i a l l y
s e c t i o n e d ,
a n d
FIG.
3 s a n e l e v a t i o n a l
s e c t i o n
o f t h e machine
taken
f r o m
the
r e a r .
DESCRIPTION OF
THE
INVENTION
A s seen i n FIG.
1 , t h e machine
compri ses a
frame o r
c h a s s i s
l ,
on
one p a r t o f which s l o c a t e d t h e
s i n g l e
? l e
f e e mechanism 1 and on t h e
o t h e r
t h e
s o r t i n g m ech a
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nism
1 0 .
Both
m ech a n is ms a r e driven b y a common
d r i v e
moto r 20 through t r a n s m i s s i o n mea ns 21 a n d 2 2 ,
which, i n
t h e p r e f e r r e d
form,
a r e
connected
t o
t h e o p
p o s i t e l y
r o t a t i n g
ends of
t h e m o t o r d r i v e s h a f t .
The
s i n g l e
? l i n g
f e e d mechanism 1 ’ c o m p r i s e s a cen
t r i f u g a l d i s k 7 which
r o t a t e s i n t h e
d i r e c t i o n
o f t h e
arrow 4 . A i r c u l a r boundary r i n g 23
i s
secured t o t h e
c h a s s i s
1 and e n c i r c l e s t h e
r o t a t i n g
f e e d d i s k 7
t o de?ne
a c i r c u l a r
passage 5 . A
y l i n d r i c a l o p e n
s t o r a g e con
t a i n e r 3 , h a v i n g
a
d i a m e t e r l e s s t h a n t h e
d i s k 7
i s a l s o
m o u n t e d
by s u i t a b l e
brackets t o the
c h a s s i s
s o a s t o
be
c o n c e n t r i c a l l y
a r r a n g e d
a b o v e t h e . d i s k 7 . A ? a r i n g
hopper
1 6
i s ? t
o v e r
t h e upper end o f t h e s y l i n d e r
3 .
The
c o n t a i n e r c y l i n d e r
3
s
adapted t o
r e c e i v e
a
mix
t u r e of coins of d i f f e r e n t
s i z e which
a r e t o
be
counted.
The
l o w e r e d g e
o f
t h e c y l i n d e r 3 i s s p a c e d f r o m t h e d i s k
7 o n l y s u f ? c i e n t t o
p e r m i t
t h e d i s k
t o r o t a t e . The l o w e r
edge o f t h e c y l i n d e r
i s ,
however, c u t o u t o r notched
t o
form
a
s l o t
6
o f
l i m i t e d
s i z e
i n
i t s
w a l l
which
c o n s t i t u t e s
a n opening
communicating
w i t h b o t h
t h e
i n t e r i o r o f
t h e
c y l i n d e r and t h e
c i r c u l a r
p a s s a g e
5 .
Because t h e f e e d
d i s k 7
forms t h e common bottom
o f
t h e c y l i n d e r
3
and
t h e c i r c u l a r p a s s a g e 5 c o i n s m a y b e c o n t i n u o u s l y d r i v e n
o r c e n t r i f u g a l l y thrown from t h e c o n t a i n e r
3
i n t o t h e
p a s s a g e
5 t h r o u g h
t h e a p e r t u r e 6 ,
when t h e d i s k
i s r o
t a t e d .
Because
o f t h e
l i m i t e d
s i z e
o f t h e a p e r t u r e
6 , t h e
c o i n s a r e
m o v e d
i n t o t h e c i r c u l a r
p a s s a g e
5
in
s i n g l e
f i l e
where t h e y a r e
c a r r i e d in in t h i s a r r a n g e m e n t .
A p r i n g
o r r e s i l i e n t tongue
24
e x t e n d s
w i t h i n
t h e
c y l i n d e r con
t a i n e r
3
a d j a c e n t t h e s l o t 6 and
r e s t s
on t h e c o i n s w i t h i n
t h e c o n t a i n e r t o c o n t r o l t h e i r f e e d
e x i t i n g
i n t o t h e p a s
s a g e 5 .
The
t o n g u e
2 4
e x t en d s o u t w a r d l y
o f t h e c y l i n
d e r
w a l l and
s
p r o v i d e d
w i t h
a n a d j u s t m e n t
mechanism
t o r e g u l a t e
i t s
o p e r a t i o n dependent on t h e s p e e d ,
c a
p a c i t y , number o f
c o i n s and
o t h e r
f a c t o r s .
F r o m
t h e a n n u l a r p a s s a g e 5 t h e s i n g l e ? l e c o i n s
13
p a s s
i n t o
a
t a n g e n t i a l t r a n s f e r c h a n n e l
8
bounded by
l a t e r a l w a l l s 9
and
’ . The t r a n s f e r channel 8
t e r m i n a t e s
i n
t h e s o r t i n g mecha n ism
10 which i t
a l s o
e n t e r s
i n a
t a n g e n t i a l d i r e c t i o n .
The
o r t i n g m e c h a n i s m c o m p r i s e s
a ?xed s o r t i n g f l o o r 1 1 o f c i r c u l a r s h a p e . Arranged
about
t h e o u t e r
circumference
o f t h e
s o r t i n g f l o o r
1 1
i s a
s o r t i n g s t r e t c h
1 0
formed o f a s u c c e s s i o n
o f o p e n
i n g s o r h o l e s 1 2 . A o t a r y
s o r t i n g d i s k
1 4 i s a r r a n g e d
abo ve
t h e
f l o o r 11 a n d i s
of t h e sa me diam ete r
a s
t h e
f l o o r
11
s o a s t o
extend over
t h e
s o r t i n g s t r e t c h 1 0 .
The d i s k
1 4 s m ou n t e d
o n
a c e n t r a l s h a f t connected t o
the transmission 21 so as
t o
r o t a t e i n the under surface
4 o p p o s i t e t o
t h a t
o f t h e f e e d d i s k 7 . A
e s i l i e n t
r u b b e r
r i n g o r o t h e r f u n c t i o n a l m a t e r i a l r i n g 1 5 i s s e c u r e d b y
g l u e o r
o t h e r
means t o t h e
u n d e r s u r f a c e
o f t h e s o r t i n g
d i s k 1 4 a l o n g
i t s
c i r c u m f e r e n t i a l e d g e . The c o i n s 1 3
and 1 3
e n t e r i n g t h e
s o r t i n g
mechanism
?nd
them
s e l v e s b e l o w t h e e l a s t i c
r i n g 1 5
b u t s u p p o r t e d
b y
t h e
?oor
1 1 .
The
c o i n s
a r e f o r c e d by t h e
r o t a t i o n
r i n g 15
about
t h e
circumference o f t h e ?oor 1 1 ,
over t h e
s o r t
i n g
s t r e t c h
1 0 ’
a n d i n t o
t h e p a r t i c u l a r
o p e n i n g 1 2 .
The
o p e n i n g s 1 2
a r e
s u c c e s s i v e l y a r r a n g e d
i n
i n c r e a s
i n g
s i z e f r o m t h e e n t r a n c e o f
t h e t r a n s f e r chamber
a l o n g
t h e
o u t e r
c i r c u m f e r e n c e
o f
t h e s o r t i n g
f l o o r
s o
t h a t t h e
c o i n s
a r e d e p o s i t e d i n t h e r e s p e c t i v e o p e n i n g
a c c o r d i n g t o s i z e , t h e s m a l l e s t ? r s t a n d t h e l a r g e s t l a s t .
A s
t h e c o i n s
run
over
t h e
s o r t i n g s t r e t c h t h e y
a r e
g u i d e d on
t h e i r
o u t e r e d g e s
by
a n abutment r i m
18
which
p r o j e c t s
from t h e
i n n e r s u r f a c e
o f
a v e r t i c a l
d i s
p o s e d
c i r c u l a r
w a l l 1 9
s e c u r e d
t o t h e c h a s i s and
e n c i r
c l i n g
t h e f l o o r
1 1
a n d r o t a t i n g s o r t i ng d i s k 1 4 .
When
5
25
35
4 5
55
60
65
4
t h e c o i n
u l t i m a t e l y
r e a c h e s
i t s
c o r r e s p o n d i n g o p e n i n g
12
( t h a t
i s one h a v i n g
a
width
corresponding
t o i t s
d i
ameter i t
i s
no
l o n g e r supported
by t h e f l o o r 1 1 and
t h e r e s i l i e n t r i n g 15 pushes t h e c o i n i n t o t h e
opening
1 2 .
The
c o i n f a l l s i n t o a
t u b e 1 7 a s s o c i a t e d
w i t h t h e
p a r t i c u l a r
o p e n i n g
1 2
i n t o a c o i n h o l d e r , bag o r o t h e r
c o n t a i n e r .
While
t h e
c o i n s f a l l i n
t h e t u b e
1 7 , t h e y m a y
be counted by
a
photo e l e c t r i c counter
25 o r
other
c o u n t i n g
m e c h a n i s m .
The
o r t i n g
o p e n i n g s
1 2 a r e
p r o v i d e d w i t h a d j u s t a b l e
s h u t t e r
m e ans
or
s i m i l a r
devices f o r varying t h e
width
of
h e
open ing
s o
t h a t
d i f f e r e n t l y s i z e d
c o i n s
m a y
be ac
commodated
w i t h o u t h a v i n g
t h e need f o r r e p l a c i n g t h e
e n t i r e s o r t i n g
f l o o r . The r o t a t i n g
s o r t i n g
d i s k 1 4 i s a l s o
m ou n t e d o n
t h e
transmission s h a f t s o t h a t
i t s h e i g h t
above
t h e ?o o r l
1 can be a d j u s t e d t o a c c o m m o d a t e t h e
c o i n s
o f v a r y i ng t h i c k n e s s . T h i s
i s
a c c o m p l i s h e d b y
p r o
v i d i n g t h e end o f t h e s h a f t w i t h
a t h r e a d
and h a v i n g t h e
d i s k
14
s e c u r e d
t h e r e t o
by
a
p a i r
o f t h r e a d e d l o c k
b o l t s
o n o n
e a c h side ther eof.
The
d i s k s
7
a n d 1 4 a r e i l l u s t r a t e d
a s
r o t a t i n g
i n
o p p o
s i t e d i r e c t i o n s . While
t h i s
i s p r e f e r r e d ,
t h e
d i s k s m a y
a l s o
be
a r r a n g e d t o
r o t a t e
in
t h e same d i r e c t i o n and t h e
t r a n s f e r
c h a n n e l
a r r a n g e d
t o e x t e n d
c h o r d a l l y
between
each d i s k
p r o v i d e d
t h a t
t h e
t r a n s f e r c h a n n e l r e m a i n s
t a n g e n t i a l t o t h e
d i r e c t i o n
o f m o v e m e n t o f t h e d i s k s .
The s o r t i n g s t r e t c h can
be
of course rea rra nged a s d e
s i r e d .
I t
w i l l
be
a p p r e c i a t e d
t h a t
n o t
o n l y
can
c o i n s be
counted and s o r t e d b u t a n y o t h e r d i s k s h a p e d o b j e c t
m a y b e
h a n d l e d b y
t h e p r e s e n t i n v e n t i o n , a c c o r d i n g to
t h e i r
d i a m e t e r .
V a r i o u s modi?cations have been s u g
g e s t e d and
o t h e r s
w i l l
be o b v i o u s .
i t
i s i n t e n d e d t h e r e
f o r e t h a t t h e d is c l o s u r e i s i l l u s t r a t i v e o n l y o f t h e p r e s e n t
i n v e n t i o n .
W h a t s
claimed
i s :
1 . Apparatus f o r
s o r t i n g c o i n s
o f
d i f f e r e n t
s i z e s ,
c o m
p r i s i n g a frame, m e ans m ou n t e d
o n
s a i d frame f o r de
l i v e r i n g
a s u p p l y o f c o i n s o f
d i f f e r e n t
s i z e s ,
c e n t r i f u g a l
s e p a r a t i n g
means f o r a r r a n g i n g
s a i d d i f f e r e n t l y
s i z e d
c o i n s i n
s i n g l e ? l e ,
a c i r c u l a r s o r t i n g
c h a m b e r ,
h a v i n g
a p l u r a l i t y o f s u c c e s s i v e l y s i z e d h o l e s c o r r e s p o n d i n g
t o
t h e s i z e s o f t h e c o i n s t o be
s e p a r a t e d a n d
means
f o r
moving
c o i n s d e l i v e r e d t h e r e t o u n i d i r e c t i o n a l l y o v e r
s a i d ho l e s ,
a t r a n s f e r
channel
c o n n e c t i n g
s a i d
c e n t r i f u
g a l
s e p a r a t i n g
means and
s a i d
s o r t i n g
chamber
o r
con
v e y i n g s a i d
d i f f e r e n t l y s i z e d c o i n s , s a i d
c e n t r i f u g a l s e p
a r a t i n g m e a n s , s a i d c i r c u l a r s o r t i n g chamber and s a i d
t r a n s f e r c h a n n e l h a v i n g c o i n s u p p o r t means r r a n g e d
i n
a
common
l a n e t o d e l i v e r
t h e d i f f e r e n t l y
s i z e d c o i n s
from
s a i d s e p a r a t i n g means i n a cont inuous s i n g l e ? l e
s u c c e s s i v e l y s o r t i n g e a c h
b y
d e p o s i t i n g t h e m i n t h e i r
r e s p e c t i v e l y s i z e d h o l e s
i n
s a i d chamber.
2 . The
a p p a r a t u s
a c c o r d i n g t o c l a i m 1
i n c l u d i n g
mea ns
f o r
v a r y i n g
t h e
width of
a i d openings t o a c c o m
m o d a t e d i f f e r e n t
s i z e c o i n s .
3 . A p p a r a t u s
f o r
s o r t i n g a n d c o u n t i n g c o i n s a n d t h e
l i k e comprising a
f r a m e ,
s a i d frame
s u p p o r t i n g
a s t o r
a g e hopper open a t t h e
b o t t o m ,
a c e n t r if u g a l l y r o t a t i n g
f e e d
d i s k
a r r a n g e d b e l o w
s a i d
h o p p e r ,
s a i d
d i s k
h a v i n g
a g r e a t e r
d i a m e t e r t h a n s a i d
h o p p e r ,
s a i d
h o p p e r
b e i n g
p r o v i d e d w i t h a
s h a l l o w
o p e n i n g in i t s w a l l
b y
which t h e
coins a r e c a r r i e d to t h e periphery of t h e
d i s k ,
a a l l s u r
r o u n d i n g s a i d
r o t a t i n g
f e e d d i s k
t o
c o n t a i n s a i d
c o i n s
in
s i n g l e ? l e
and
p r o v i d i n g a c i r c u l a r conveyor p a s s a g e
de?ned by
s a i d w a l l
and
s a i d hopper
f o r
s a i d c o i n s ,
a
t r a n s f e r
c h a n n e l
l e a d i n g t a n g e n t i a l l y f r o m s a i d c i r c u l a r
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p a s s a g e t o a
s o r t i n g
chamber, a
c i r c u l a r s o r t i ng
cha m
b e r h a v i n g a s t a t i o n a r y ? o o r , a p l u r a l i t y o f
s u c c e s s i v e l y
s i z e d s o r t i n g h o l e s i n
s a i d
f l o o r f o r
d i s c h a r g e
o f t h e
c o i n s
t h er e t h r o u g h , a r o t a t i n g d i s k a r r a n g e d a b o v e
t h e
s t a t i o n a r y ? o o r
p r o v i d e d
w i t h means f o r
e n g a g i n g
t h e
c o i n s
a n d
f o r g u i d i n g t h e c o i n s s u c c e s s i v e l y i n t o
o n e
o f
s a i d h o l e s dependent on t h e i r s i z e s .
4 .
The
a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i ng t o c l a i m
3
w h e r e i n t h e
f e e d d i s k and t h e
s o r t i n g
d is k a r e r o t a t e d in o p p o s i t e
d i r e c t i o n s .
5 .
The
a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i n g
t o c l a i m 3 w h e r e i n
s a i d
s o r t i n g chamber
s p r o v i d e d
w i t h
a n
a n n u l a r
w a l l h a v
i n g an i n w a r d l y
d i r e c t e d
r i m
f o r
engaging
t h e
edges o f
s a i d c o i n s .
6 The a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i n g c l a i m 3 w h e r e i n s a i d s o r t
i n g
h o l e s a r e
a r r a n g e d
a b o u t
t h e o u t e r c i r c u m f e r e n c e
o f t h e
s t a t i o n a r y
f l o o r .
7 . The a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i n g
t o
c l a i m 6
w h e r e i n s a i d
o p e n i n g s
i n
t h e
s o r t i n g
?oor
i n c r e a s e
i n
w i d t h s u c c e s
20
25
30
35
40
4 5
50
5 5
65
6
s i v e l y
f r o m t h e
t r a n s f e r
c h a n n e l f r o m s m a l l e s t t o l a r g
e s t .
8 .
The a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i n g t o c l a i m
3
i n c l u d i n g di
r e c t
m e a ns
f o r
leading s a i d coins
from
t h e h o l e s t o a
r e
c e p t a c l e .
9 . The
a p p a r a t u s
a c c o r d i n g
t o
c l a i m
8
i n c l u d i n g
c o u n t i n g means
l o c a t e d
i n a s s o c i a t i o n c o i n s
p a s s i n g
t h r o u g h e a c h .
1 0 .
The
a p p a r a t u s
a c c o r d i n g
t o c l a i m 3 w h e r e i n s a i d
s o r t i n g d i s k i s
p r o v i d e d w i t h
means f o r a d j u s t i n g
i t s
s p a c e from
s a i d ?oor t o
a
d i s t a n c e
s l i g h t l y
g r e a t e r
t h a n
t h e
t h i c k n e s s
o f t h e t h i c k e s t c o i n t o be
s o r t e d .
l
l .
The a p p a r a t u s a c c o r d i n g t o c l a i m 1 0 w h e r e i n s a i d
s o r t i n g d i s k i s
p r o v i d e d
w i t h means on t s l o w e r s u r f a c e
f o r
e n g a g i n g s a i d c o i n s h a v i n g a n a n nu l a r s h a p e and
b e i n g
a d a p t e d
t o m o v e
s a i d
c o i n s o v e r t h e s o r t i n g
f l o o r .
1 2 . The a p p a r a t u s
a c c o r d i n g
t o c l a i m 1 1 w h e r e i n s a i d
e n g a g i n g means
i s formed
o f e l a s t i c r e s i l i e n t m a t e r i a l .