Coin selector and automatic service machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12080119
APP PUB NO 20220284754A1
SERIAL NO

17686658

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A coin entering from a depositing port of a coin selector is identified by a denomination while passing through a coin passage. A coin of a predetermined denomination is stored, and a coin of a denomination other than the predetermined denomination is discharged to the outside. Provided is a coin selector including a removal mechanism that suitably removes a coin clogged in a coin passage. The coin selector includes a first pushing portion and a second pushing portion that push a coin in a moving direction of the coin and a direction intersecting with the moving direction in the coin passage from a depositing port for depositing the coin to a dispensing port for discharging the coin. When the coin is clogged, the coin is pushed by a pushing unit to eliminate the coin clogging, and the clogged coin is discharged to the dispensing port.

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Patent Owner(s)

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ASAHI SEIKO CO LTDTOKYO 107-0062

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Yamamiya, Takahito Saitama, JP 22 119

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