US 7,381,126 B2
Coin payout device
Steven M. Zychinski, St. Louis, Mo. (US)
Assigned to COIN Acceptors, Inc., St. Louis, Mo. (US)
Filed on Nov. 02, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/979,490.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/516795, filed on Nov. 03, 2003.
Prior Publication US 2005/0118943 A1, Jun. 02, 2005
Int. Cl. G07D 1/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 453—41  [453/43; 453/49; 453/57] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for dispensing bulk-loaded coins from a hopper comprising a transport unit, the transport unit comprising:
a transport unit frame;
an electric motor driving a drive gear associated with the transport unit frame, the drive gear further comprising a drive pin;
a rotor for agitating coins located within a bin of a bulk-loaded coin hopper when rotated in a first direction and relaxing coins within the bulk-loaded coin hopper when rotated in a second direction, the rotor being rotatable by the drive gear;
a transport slide comprising a central bore and flexible member defining a home position deflection ramp and a home position clearance path, the home position deflection ramp and home position clearance path being located in a position such that the drive pin causes the transport slide to reciprocate when the drive gear is operated in a first direction and to remain stationary when the drive gear is operated in a second, different direction.