Debris diverter for coin counting machine and associated method of manufacture and operation
US8522950B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 9, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D3/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatuses, systems, and methods for separating debris from coins and the like from customer-operated kiosks and other machines. A debris diverter including a motor, a rotating bobbin, and at least one vane is positioned over a coin track with the vane spaced apart from the coin track by a predetermined distance to permit objects smaller than the predetermined distance to pass by the debris diverter and to contact objects larger than the predetermined distance.
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