Coin input apparatuses and associated methods and systems
US9235945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 10, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 12, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 10, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D11/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Automatic coin input apparatuses for use with consumer coin counting machines and/or other coin processing machines are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a coin bowl structure includes a rotatable disk configured to support a plurality of randomly oriented coins deposited thereon. In operation, rotation of the disk in a first direction can automatically drive a first portion of the coins deposited thereon out of the bowl structure through a first coin passage, and rotation of the disk in a second direction opposite to the first direction can automatically drive a second portion of the coins deposited thereon out of the bowl structure through a second coin passage different than the first coin passage.
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