EP0631260A2 - Dispositif pour centrer des jetons d'une pile - Google Patents

Dispositif pour centrer des jetons d'une pile Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0631260A2
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: chips; centering; row; chip; chip cylinder
Prior art date: 1993-06-22
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

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EP94890099A

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EP0631260B1 (fr

EP0631260A3 (fr

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Christian Pohanka

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1993-06-22

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1994-06-13

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1994-12-28

1994-06-13 Application filed by Individual filed Critical Individual

1994-12-28 Publication of EP0631260A2 publication Critical patent/EP0631260A2/fr

1995-01-11 Publication of EP0631260A3 publication Critical patent/EP0631260A3/fr

1997-04-09 Application granted granted Critical

1997-04-09 Publication of EP0631260B1 publication Critical patent/EP0631260B1/fr

2014-06-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D1/00—Coin dispensers

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the invention relates to a device for sorting chips on gaming tables, with a conveyor arranged below the gaming table for the chips thrown in via an insertion opening, wherein the conveyor guides the chips past a reading head which recognizes their type and this feeds the chips into with centering elements Provided chip cylinder controls, in each of which a lifter is guided, which deposits the chips in a stack above the table.
chips In casino operations, it is common practice internationally not to use cash, but to use 'chips' to wager. The winnings are also paid out with chips. Each chip represents a certain value and must be bought before the game starts. The chips won can be exchanged for cash at any time.
the invention has set itself the goal of simplifying a device of the type mentioned with respect to the centering of the chips in the chip cylinder, in such a way that no necessarily controlled movement of the centering members is required.
This is achieved in a surprisingly simple manner in that the centering members are designed as curved centering bodies, preferably as balls are, which protrude through substantially uniformly distributed openings in the chip cylinder and are resiliently held.
the chips are centered completely automatically without the need for inevitable control.
the balls pushed into the chip cylinder by the springs act on the chips evenly from all sides and center them.
At least two rows of centering bodies are arranged one above the other, the upper row projecting deeper into the chip cylinder than the lower row, and the inner end points of the lower centering bodies being of a diameter which is larger than the diameter of the chips.
the lower row of the centering elements is used for precentering, which facilitates centering through the upper row.
leaf springs rest on the centering bodies on the outside.
FIG. 1 shows a section of a chip cylinder provided with balls
FIG. 2 shows a section along the line II-II in FIG. 1
FIG. 3 shows the chip cylinder with the upper centering row of balls on an enlarged scale.
a chip cylinder 1 has an insertion slot 2 for chips 3 (FIG. 3).
the chips are passed in the manner known from the aforementioned EP-A1-424.355 below a gaming table by a conveyor past a reading head which recognizes their type.
the read head controls the feeding of the chips, i.e. inserting them into the slot 2.
a lifter 4 Arranged in the chip cylinder 1 is a lifter 4 which is actuated by a pneumatic cylinder and, after reaching a predetermined number of chips 3 in the chip cylinder 1, lifts the chips upwards onto the gaming table (not shown).
the chip cylinder 1 is provided with three rows 5, 6 and 7 of balls 8 which protrude through openings 9 in the chip cylinder 1.
the balls 8 of the row 5 protrude in one embodiment, for example 4 mm Balls 8 of the rows 6 and 7 3 mm into the chip cylinder.
the inner end points of the balls 8 of the upper row 5 are approximately on a diameter which corresponds to the diameter of the chips 3.
the row 7 is below the slot 2, the rows 5 and 6 above this slot.
the principle of centering by a device according to the invention can be seen in particular from FIG. 3.
the balls 8 pressed against the inside of the chip cylinder 1 by the leaf springs 10 act on the chips 3 at four points distributed uniformly around the circumference of the chip cylinder 1, so that the latter is lifted 4, illustrated by the arrow 11 in FIG. 3 are necessarily centered.
the row 6 of the balls 8 causes a pre-centering, which has already been carried out by the row 7. This row 7 also acts when the chips 3 inserted through the slot 2 fall off.

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EP19940890099 1993-06-22 1994-06-13 Dispositif pour centrer des jetons d'une pile Expired - Lifetime EP0631260B1 (fr)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
AT1220/93		1993-06-22
AT122093A AT400003B (de)	1993-06-22	1993-06-22	Vorrichtung zum sortieren von chips an spieltischen

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EP0631260A2 true EP0631260A2 (fr)	1994-12-28
EP0631260A3 EP0631260A3 (fr)	1995-01-11
EP0631260B1 EP0631260B1 (fr)	1997-04-09

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AT (1)	AT400003B (fr)
DE (1)	DE59402349D1 (fr)

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- 1993-06-22 AT AT122093A patent/AT400003B/de not_active IP Right Cessation
1994
- 1994-06-13 DE DE59402349T patent/DE59402349D1/de not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1994-06-13 EP EP19940890099 patent/EP0631260B1/fr not_active Expired - Lifetime

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US7681708B2 (en)	2003-02-03	2010-03-23	Shuffle Master Gmbh & Co Kg	Apparatus for sorting articles
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EP0631260B1 (fr)	1997-04-09
ATA122093A (de)	1995-01-15
AT400003B (de)	1995-09-25
DE59402349D1 (de)	1997-05-15
EP0631260A3 (fr)	1995-01-11

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