COIN HOPPER

摘要

A coin hopper is capable of simultaneously realizing high reliability, long lifetime, low cost and downsizing at a level equal to or higher than the prior art. A rotating disk, an electric motor, and a rotating disk driving mechanism for driving the disk by rotation of an output shaft of the motor are provided. The driving mechanism includes a planetary gear mechanism for generating an output by decelerating a rotation of the output shaft at a first reduction ratio, and a first gear train for transmitting the output of the planetary gear mechanism to the disk after decelerating the output of the planetary gear mechanism at a second reduction ratio. The output shaft, the rotation axis of the disk, and the rotation axis of each gear of the first gear train are extended approximately parallel to each other and not coaxially.

主权项

1. A coin hopper comprising:
a body section; a hopper head for storing coins, attached to the body section; a rotating disk for temporarily holding coins stored in the hopper head to transfer the coins toward a predetermined coin outlet, wherein the rotating disk is rotatably provided on the body section; an electric motor provided on the body section; and a rotating disk driving mechanism for driving the rotating disk by rotation of an output shaft of the motor, wherein the rotating disk driving mechanism is provided on the body section; wherein the rotating disk driving mechanism comprises a planetary gear mechanism for generating an output by decelerating rotation of the output shaft of the motor at a first reduction ratio, and a first gear train for transmitting the output of the planetary gear mechanism to the rotating disk after decelerating the output of the planetary gear mechanism at a second reduction ratio; the output shaft of the motor and a rotation axis of the rotating disk are arranged so as not to be coaxially; and the output shaft of the motor, the rotation axis of the rotating disk, and a rotation axis of each gear of the first gear train are arranged so as to be approximately parallel to each other.