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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2008
Mitsuo Tanaka, Himeji, JP;
Mitsuo Tanaka, Himeji, JP;
Glory Ltd., Himeji-Shi, Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A coin feeding device () includes: a rotary disc () that is inclined at a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction; a hopper member () configured to define a coin storage space () for storing coins between the hopper member () and a surface () of the rotary disc (); and a plurality of protruding members () disposed on the surface () of the rotary disc (). Coins in a lower area of the rotary disc () are transported by the respective protruding members () to an upper area of the rotary disc () along with a rotation of the rotary disc (). A first guide member () is located nearer to a center of the rotary disc than the respective protruding members on the rotary disc (), with a slight gap being defined between the first guide member and the surface () of the rotary disc (). The first guide member () is configured to guide, in the upper area of the rotary disc (), the coins transported by the respective protruding members (), to a coin transport mechanism ().