Coin sorting device, commodity discharging device, and game device

{
  "publication_number": "US6253900B1",
  "country": "US",
  "kind": "B1",
  "title": "Coin sorting device, commodity discharging device, and game device",
  "abstract": "The coin sorting device comprises: a body (1); a coin put-in port (4) for putting a coin in; a coin sorting handle (5) which can be rotated; a coin turn table (7) which can be rotated according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle (5) and comprises a coin receiving portion (20) for receiving a put-in coin; a rocking member (21) which can rock around a shaft (21 a) which is attached to the coin turn table (7), for rocking so that a top end portion of the rocking member (21) is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion (20); and a stopper (31) which is attached to the body (1), for preventing a rotation of the coin turn table (7) by hitting the top end portion of the rocking member (21) against an end portion (31 a) of the stopper (31) when a normal coin is not received by the coin receiving portion (20), while for allowing the rotation of the coin turn table (7) without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member (21) which is pressed to move in the radial outer direction, against the end portion (31 a) of the stopper (31) when a normal coin is received by the coin receiving portion (20).",
  "claims": [
    "1. A coin sorting device comprising: a body; a coin put-in port for putting a coin in; a coin sorting handle which can be rotated; a coin turn table which can be rotated according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle and comprises a coin receiving portion for receiving a put-in coin; a rocking member which can rock around a shaft which is attached to the coin turn table, for rocking so that a top end portion of the rocking member is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion; and a stopper which is attached to the body, for preventing a rotation of the coin turn table by hitting the top end portion of the rocking member against an end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is not received by the coin receiving portion, while for allowing the rotation of the coin turn table without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member which is pressed to move in the radial outer direction, against the end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is received by the coin receiving portion.",
    "2. A coin sorting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a plurality of coin receiving portions are arranged with approximately the same intervals, along a periphery of the coin turn table, and a plurality of rocking members are arranged on the coin turn table according to the coin receiving portions.",
    "3. A coin sorting device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the rocking member is biased by a biasing member so that the top end portion thereof is biased against a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion.",
    "4. A commodity discharging device which can contain many commodities comprising: a coin sorting device comprising: a body; a coin put-in port for putting a coin in; a coin sorting handle which can be rotated; a coin turn table which can be rotated according to a rotation of the coin sorting handle and comprises a coin receiving portion for receiving a put-in coin; a rocking member which can rock around a shaft which is attached to the coin turn table, for rocking so that a top end portion of the rocking member is pressed to move in a radial outer direction by a periphery of a normal coin which is received by the coin receiving portion; and a stopper which is attached to the body, for preventing a rotation of the coin turn table by hitting the top end portion of the rocking member against an end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is not received by the coin receiving portion, while for allowing the rotation of the coin turn table without hitting the top end portion of the rocking member which is pressed to move in the radial outer direction, against the end portion of the stopper when a normal coin is received by the coin receiving portion, and a structure for discharging a commodity according to a rotation of the coin turn table.",
    "5. A commodity discharging device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising a commodity discharging drum for discharging a commodity by rotating with the coin turn table as one.",
    "6. A commodity discharging device as claimed in claim 4, further comprising an agitator member for agitating commodities according to a rotation of the coin turn table."
  ],
  "description_excerpt": "1. Field of the Invention\n\nThe present invention relates to a coin sorting device, a commodity discharging device having the coin sorting device, and a game device having the coin sorting device.\n\n2. Description of Related Art\n\nConventionally, a coin sorting device for discriminating whether a coin is a normal coin or not on the basis of size, weight, thickness or the like, of the coin to be discriminated, thereby for sorting the discriminated coin, is known.\n\nHowever, most of such a type of coin sorting device has a complicated structure. Specifically, in the technical field of toy, a coin sorting device which has a simple structure is demanded.\n\nThe present invention was developed in view of the above-described problems.\n\nAn object of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can discriminate whether a coin is a normal coin or not.\n\nAnother object of the present invention is to provide a commodity discharging device having the coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can discriminate whether a coin is a normal coin or not, which can discharge a commodity when a put-in coin is normal.\n\nA further object of the present invention is to provide a game device having the coin sorting device which has a simple structure and can discriminate whether a coin is a normal coin or not, which can start a game when a put-in coin is normal.",
  "cpc": [
    "G07F 5/02",
    "G07F 11/24",
    "G07F 11/44"
  ],
  "ipc": [
    "A63F 9/00",
    "G07F 1/02",
    "G07F 11/44",
    "G07F 5/02"
  ],
  "assignees": [
    "Tomy Co Ltd"
  ],
  "inventors": [
    "Saburo Watanabe"
  ],
  "filing_date": "2000-02-11",
  "publication_date": "2001-07-03",
  "grant_date": "2001-07-03",
  "priority_date": "1999-02-25",
  "application_number": "US-50244000-A",
  "family_id": "12812576",
  "cited_by_count": 7,
  "citations": [
    "US5657848A"
  ]
}