Automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine

Claim 2

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing one wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles, said guiding station including a supporting tray tilted toward said first one of said receptacles, and guide walls associated with said tray for directing coin wrappers toward said first one of said receptacles, a portion of said guide walls converging to pass only one of said wrappers at a time; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coinfilled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles; h. counting means on said frame for measuring the number of coins loaded into a wrapper located at said wrapper filling station; and, i. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 3

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing oNe wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles, said wrapper filling station comprising a coin hopper and a coin chute located below said hopper and inclined downwardly toward said second one of said receptacles, said coin hopper and said coin chute being of electrically conductive material and located in close juxtaposition so that a coin is capable of spanning said hopper and said chute and thereby complete an electrical circuit including a vibrator in engagement with said coin chute, and means for counting the number of coins entering said hopper and transferred thereby to said chute for movement down said chute into a coin wrapper located in said second one of said receptacles, said counting means comprising a counting gear rotatably mounted on said frame, a solenoid-operated counting plunger in engagement with said gear for advancing said gear by a predetermined amount for each movement of said plunger, and cat''s whisker switching means interposed in said chute and connected to said solenoid for actuating said plunger in dependence upon the passage of a coin through said coin hopper and down said coin chute into operating relation with said cat''s whisker switching means; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coin-filled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles; and, h. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 4

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing oNe wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles, said wrapper filling station comprising a coin hopper and a coin chute located below said hopper and inclined downwardly toward said second one of said receptacles, said coin hopper and said coin chute being of electrically conductive material and located in close juxtaposition so that a coin is capable of spanning said hopper and said chute and thereby complete an electrical circuit including a vibrator in engagement with said coin chute, and means for counting the number of coins entering said hopper and transferred thereby to said chute for movement down said chute into a coin wrapper located in said second one of said receptacles, said counting means comprising a counting gear rotatably mounted on said frame, a solenoid-operated counting plunger in engagement with said gear for advancing said gear by a predetermined amount for each movement of said plunger, and cat''s whisker switching means interposed in said chute and connected to said solenoid for actuating said plunger in dependence upon the passage of a coin through said coin hopper and down said coin chute into operating relation with said cat''s whisker switching means; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coin-filled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles; and, h. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 5

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing one wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles, said wrapper filling station comprising a coin hopper, a coin chute located below said hopper and inclined downwardly toward said second one of said receptacles, and means for counting the number of coins entering said hopper and transferred thereby to said chute for movement down said chute into a coin wrapper located in said second one of said receptacles, said counting means comprising a counting gear rotatably mounted on said frame, a solenoid-operated counting plunger in engagement with said gear for advancing said gear by a predetermined amount for each movement of said plunger, and cat''s whisker switching means interposed in said chute and connected to said solenoid for actuating said plunger in dependence upon the passage of a coin through said coin hopper and down said coin chute into operating relation with said cat''s whisker switching means; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coin-filled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles, said indexing means including an indexing button mounted at a predetermined peripheral location on said counting gear, a relay including a contact arm extending into interfering reLation with said button, and a conductor connecting said relay and said indexing means, said relay actuating said indexing means each time said contact arm engages said indexing button, said button being engaged once each complete rotation of said gear; and, h. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 6

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing one wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles, said wrapper filling station comprising a coin hopper, a coin chute located below said hopper and inclined downwardly toward said second one of said receptacles, and means for counting the number of coins entering said hopper and transferred thereby to said chute for movement down said chute into a coin wrapper located in said second one of said receptacles, said counting means comprising a counting gear rotatably mounted on said frame, a solenoid-operated counting plunger in engagement with said gear for advancing said gear by a predetermined amount for each movement of said plunger, and cat''s whisker switching means interposed in said chute and connected to said solenoid for actuating said plunger in dependence upon the passage of a coin through said coin hopper and down said coin chute into operating relation with said cat''s whisker switching means; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coin-filled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles, said indexing means including an indexing button mounted at a predetermined peripheral location on said counting gear, a relay including a contact arm extending into interfering reLation with said button, and a conductor connecting said relay and said indexing means, said relay actuating said indexing means each time said contact arm engages said indexing button, said button being engaged once each complete rotation of said gear; and, h. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 7

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing one wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles, said wrapper filling station comprising a coin hopper, a coin chute located below said hopper and inclined downwardly toward said second one of said receptacles, and means for counting the number of coins entering said hopper and transferred thereby to said chute for movement down said chute into a coin wrapper located in said second one of said receptacles, said counting means comprising a counting gear rotatably mounted on said frame, a solenoid-operated counting plunger in engagement with said gear for advancing said gear by a predetermined amount for each movement of said plunger, and cat''s whisker switching means interposed in said chute and connected to said solenoid for actuating said plunger in dependence upon the passage of a coin through said coin hopper and down said coin chute into operating relation with said cat''s whisker switching means; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coin-filled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles, said wrapping closing station comprising an electric motor vertically mounted on said frame with the axis of the motor shaft coincident with the axis of said third one of said receptacles, a crimping die mounted on the lower end of said motor shaft, and solenoid means for relatively moving the upper end of a coin-filled wrapper into and out of engagement with said die in predetermined sequence; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles; and, h. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 8

An automatic coin sorting, counting and wrapping machine comprising: a. a frame; b. a turret rotatably mounted on said frame containing a plurality of outwardly opening and angularly separated receptacles to hold coin wrappers; c. a wrapper guiding station on said frame capable of directing one wrapper at a time into an adjacent first one of said receptacles; d. a wrapper filling station on said frame arranged to load a predetermined number of coins into a wrapper located in a second one of said receptacles, said wrapper filling station comprising a coin hopper, a coin chute located below said hopper and inclined downwardly toward said second one of said receptacles, and means for counting the number of coins entering said hopper and transferred thereby to said chute for movement down said chute into a coin wrapper located in said second one of said receptacles, said counting means comprising a counting gear rotatably mounted on said frame, a solenoid-operated counting plunger in engagement with said gear for advancing said gear by a predetermined amount for each movement of said plunger, and cat''s whisker switching means interposed in said chute and connected to said solenoid for actuating said plunger in dependence upon the passage of a coin through said coin hopper and down said coin chute into operating relation with said cat''s whisker switching means; e. a wrapper closing station on said frame including a rotatable crimping die for engaging and closing an open end of a coin-filled wrapper located in a third one of said receptacles, said wrapping closing station comprising an electric motor vertically mounted on said frame with the axis of the motor shaft coincident with the axis of said third one of said receptacles, a crimping die mounted on the lower end of said motor shaft, and solenoid means for relatively moving the upper end of a coin-filled wrapper into and out of engagement with said die in predetermined sequence; f. a wrapper discharging station on said frame for carrying away a coin-filled and closed wrapper located in a fourth one of said receptacles; g. indexing means on said frame for rotating said turret through the arc separating said receptacles; and, h. means connecting said counting means and said indexing means for actuating said indexing means when a predetermined number of coins is loaded into a wrapper at said filling station.

Claim 9

A machine as in claim 4 including a protuberance mounted at a selected peripheral location on said counting gear; a switch including a feeler extending into interfering relation with said protuberance; and a wire connecting said switch, said motor and said solenoid means for relatively moving together said die and said wrapper and for concurrently rotating said crimping die.