| 摘要 |
A coin feeder mechanism for transporting coins from a coin hopper is disclosed. The coin feeder mechanism includes a shelfwheel having a peripheral edge, a pinwheel having a front face and a peripheral edge, and a plurality of pins extending from the front face of the pinwheel between the peripheral edge of the pinwheel and the peripheral edge of the shelfwheel. The pinwheel is rotatably mounted with respect to the shelfwheel and positioned adjacent thereto. The shelfwheel has a coin pick-up area and a coin delivery area. The peripheral edge of the shelfwheel is farther away from pins associated with the pinwheel at the coin pick-up area than at the coin delivery area. In one embodiment, the arrangement of the shelfwheel and pinwheel is accomplished by mounting the shelfwheel so that a center thereof is offset vertically upwardly from a center of the pinwheel.
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