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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Hiroshi Abe, Iwatsuki, JP;
Motoharu Kurosawa, Iwatsuki, JP;
Inventors:
Hiroshi Abe, Iwatsuki, JP;
Motoharu Kurosawa, Iwatsuki, JP;
Assignee:
Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A coin dispensing unit includes rotating disk assembly having a plurality of apertures therein of the size to pass coins stored in a storage bowl. A guide plate below and offset from the rotable disk provides a sliding support surface for coins. A rotable roller unit is positioned at the bottom of the rotable disk adjacent a downstream edge of the aperture for relative rotation with a respective coin sliding on the guide plate.