Abstract: Coin dispenser comprising a coin storage unit, a coin extractor (2) comprising an endless chain (3), a coin identifier (4) for the coins transported by the endless chain, and a coin deflector (8). The endless chain (3) comprises two series of flat alternating links, parallel to the plane defined by said chain and consecutively articulated according to two axes perpendicular to the links, forming open cavities (40) all along the chain, each one of said cavities being able to transport a coin (7) in a position parallel to the bottom of said cavity.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 5, 2010
Date of Patent:
July 24, 2012
Assignee:
Azkoyen SA
Inventors:
Jesús María Aguado Vitas, Miguel A. Calleja Lafuente, Juan Miguel Irurita Loyarte, Oscar Lacarra Fernandez, Alvaro Martinez Chavoy, Bernardo Sola Sanchez