IP Library Granted Patent US 12,731,453
Granted Patent B2
US 12,731,453 · App. 17/980,224 · Granted Sep 8, 2026

Coin handling apparatus

Inventor: Masayoshi Umeda (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD
G07F9/10G07D1/00G07D9/008G07F1/04G07D3/00G07D2201/00
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Patent No.
US 12,731,453
App. No.
17/980,224
Granted
Sep 8, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

To provide a coin handling apparatus not requiring a wide work area with easy maintenance. In view of the above, a first door is arranged on a surface on one side of a coin handling apparatus and a second door is arranged in the first door. The first door forms dispensing paths for coins discharged from coin hoppers housed in the coin handling apparatus with the second door, and is a partition plate separating a space for housing the coin hoppers from the dispensing paths for coins. In the coin handling apparatus, maintenance of the dispensing paths can be performed by opening the second door, and maintenance of the coin hoppers can be performed by opening the first door.

Claims (56)

1 . A coin handling apparatus comprising:

coin hoppers storing coins and discharging the stored coins one by one;

a partition plate separating a space where the coin hoppers are housed from paths for the coins discharged from the coin hoppers; and

a case housing the coin hoppers, wherein

the partition plate is a door provided in a side surface on one side of the case, and

the coin hoppers are exposed by opening the door,

the door includes a first door connected to the case and a second door connected to the first door,

in a state in which the first door is closed, the first door separates the space where the coin hoppers are housed from a space that includes the paths for the coins discharged from the coin hoppers,

in a state in which the first door and the second door are closed, paths for the coins discharged from the coin hoppers are formed between the first door and the second door,

the second door includes recessed parts provided on a side facing the first door, and,

in the state in which the first door and the second door are closed, protrusions arranged on the first door are configured to be fitted to the recessed parts to form the paths for the coins discharged from the coin hoppers.

2 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first door includes discharge ports arranged so as to correspond to the respective coin hoppers and allowing the coins discharged from the coin hoppers to pass through, and sloped parts, as the protrusions, arranged so as to correspond to the respective discharge ports and protruding to the second door to guide the coins passing through the discharge ports diagonally downward, and

the second door is arranged so as to face the first door and contacting the sloped parts to form paths for the coins discharged from the coin hoppers with the first door.

3 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein a plurality of coin hoppers are aligned in each of a plurality of tiers which are at least two tiers or more including an upper tier and a lower tier, and

the discharge ports corresponding to the coin hoppers arranged in the lower tier are disposed at a vertical direction of the sloped parts corresponding to the coin hoppers arranged in the upper tier.

4 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 3 ,

wherein a base fixing the coin hopper so as to be attachable/detachable is provided inside the case,

the base has a standing part on a side facing the door,

the coin hopper includes a spring biasing the standing part and a stopper arranged on a back side of the coin hopper, the stopper being configured to advance and retreat,

the base has an engaging part at a position corresponding to the stopper, and

the coin hopper is biased by the spring in a direction apart from the standing part, and the coin hopper is fixed to the base in a state where the stopper inserted into the engaging part abuts on a surface of the engaging part on the door side.

5 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a first belt arranged below the coin hoppers and conveying the coins discharged from the coin hoppers;

a second belt arranged with inclination, receiving the coins from the first belt and conveying the coins to a higher position than a height where the first belt is arranged; and

a dispensing port from which the coins delivered from the second belt are dispensed.

6 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 5 ,

wherein a base fixing the coin hopper so as to be attachable/detachable is provided inside the case,

the base has a standing part on a side facing the door,

the coin hopper includes a spring biasing the standing part and a stopper arranged on a back side of the coin hopper, the stopper being configured to advance and retreat,

the base has an engaging part at a position corresponding to the stopper, and

the coin hopper is biased by the spring in a direction apart from the standing part, and the coin hopper is fixed to the base in a state where the stopper inserted into the engaging part abuts on a surface of the engaging part on the door side.

7 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein a base fixing the coin hopper so as to be attachable/detachable is provided inside the case,

the base has a standing part on a side facing the door,

the coin hopper includes a spring biasing the standing part and a stopper arranged on a back side of the coin hopper, the stopper being configured to advance and retreat,

the base has an engaging part at a position corresponding to the stopper, and

the coin hopper is biased by the spring in a direction apart from the standing part, and the coin hopper is fixed to the base in a state where the stopper inserted into the engaging part abuts on a surface of the engaging part on the door side.

8 . The coin handling apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein a base fixing the coin hopper so as to be attachable/detachable is provided inside the case,

the base has a standing part on a side facing the door,

the coin hopper includes a spring biasing the standing part and a stopper arranged on a back side of the coin hopper, the stopper being configured to advance and retreat,

the base has an engaging part at a position corresponding to the stopper, and

the coin hopper is biased by the spring in a direction apart from the standing part, and the coin hopper is fixed to the base in a state where the stopper inserted into the engaging part abuts on a surface of the engaging part on the door side.

9 . A coin handling apparatus comprising:

coin hoppers storing coins and discharging the stored coins one by one;

a partition plate separating a space where the coin hoppers are housed from paths for the coins discharged from the coin hoppers; and

a case housing the coin hoppers, wherein

the partition plate is a door provided in a side surface on one side of the case,

the coin hoppers are exposed by opening the door,

a base fixing the coin hopper so as to be attachable/detachable is provided inside the case,

the base has a standing part on a side facing the door,

the coin hopper includes a spring biasing the standing part and a stopper arranged on a back side of the coin hopper, the stopper being configured to advance and retreat,

the base has an engaging part at a position corresponding to the stopper, and

the coin hopper is biased by the spring in a direction apart from the standing part, and the coin hopper is fixed to the base in a state where the stopper inserted into the engaging part abuts on a surface of the engaging part on the door side.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 3, 2022
From: UMEDA, MASAYOSHI
To: ASAHI SEIKO CO., LTD
Reel/Frame 061649/0570 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2021-180730 · Nov 5, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20230147666A1 · May 11, 2023
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