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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2020
Glory Ltd., Himeji, JP;
Yusuke Yoshida, Himeji, JP;
GLORY LTD., Himeji, JP;
Abstract
In order to drop a coin into an opening formed in a transport path for sorting coins, a coin handling apparatus includes: a transport path having a transport surface in which the opening for dropping a coin is formed; a conveyor configured to transport a coin on the transport surface along the transport path; a gate including a plurality of members configured to move between a closed position for closing the opening such that a coin transported by the conveyor is not dropped into the opening, and an opened position for opening the opening such that the coin is dropped into the opening; and a drive motor configured to drive the plurality of members to control the gate to move between the closed position and the opened position.