| CPC G07D 9/00 (2013.01) [G06Q 20/18 (2013.01); G07F 1/02 (2013.01); G07D 5/00 (2013.01); G07D 2201/00 (2013.01); G07D 2205/00 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A coin selector comprising:
an identifier configured to identify a denomination of a coin entering from a depositing port;
a storage port configured to discharge a coin of a predetermined denomination;
a dispensing port configured to discharge a coin of a denomination other than the predetermined denomination;
a gate disposed in a middle of a path along which a coin moves between the depositing port and the dispensing port, the gate branching a course of the coin to the storage port or the dispensing port; and
a pushing portion configured to push or vibrate the coin remaining in the middle of the path along which the coin moves, after being identified by the identifier and passed through the gate, thereby moving the coin along the path toward the dispensing port, wherein
the path has a bottom portion and side walls disposed on opposite sides of the bottom portion,
the bottom portion is configured to be in contact with a peripheral surface of the coin,
the side walls are configured to support the coin rolling on the bottom portion,
a flap, inclined in the dispensing port direction, is disposed between the gate and the dispensing port and forms a portion of the bottom portion, and
the pushing portion is disposed in the middle of the path along which the coin moves, and moves the coin by pushing and swinging the flap that supports the coin.
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