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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Hiroshi Abe, Iwatsuki, JP;
Takashi Inozuka, Iwatsuki, JP;
Asahi Seiko Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A coin dispensing apparatus includes a storage interior for storing bulk coins, a coin passageway extending along a vertical longitudinal axis upward from the storage container to an exit aperture, and a coin selector for selectively sending coins upward along the coin passageway. A lever is pivotably mounted for contacting the coin as it exits the exit aperture, and a sensor unit operatively connected with the lever can count the coins as they exit. The lever and the sensor unit can be appropriately aligned in a fixed relationship and a mounting assembly that is mounting the lever and the sensor unit adjacent the exit aperture can be adjusted traverse to to the longitudinal axis to accommodate different size coins.