Abstract: A coin processing apparatus comprises a coin selecting unit for determining whether put-in coins are genuine or not and denominations of the coins determined as genuine and guiding false coins to a predetermined coin path assigned for the false coin and the genuine coins to corresponding predetermined coin paths in accordance with their denominations, a coin accommodating unit for accommodating the genuine coins selected by the coin selecting unit for the respective denominations, and a coin payment unit for paying out coins having denominations corresponding to an amount of change from the coin accommodating unit, in which the coin selecting unit, the coin accommodating unit and the coin payment unit are inseparably provided as an integrated unit within a single housing. The coin selecting unit includes a liquid collector, a discharge path and a guide groove for rapidly discharging liquid poured into a coin slot to the outside of the coin processing apparatus.

Abstract: A coin processing apparatus which comprises a coin selecting section for determining whether put-in coins are genuine or not and denominations of the coins determined as genuine, a coin accommodating section for accommodating the genuine coins selected by the coin selecting section, and a coin payment section for paying out coins having denominations corresponding to an amount of change from the coin accommodating section, in which the coin accommodating section is formed at the lower portion of a single housing and the coin selecting section is formed by an inner wall face of the housing having a part of the coin selecting section and by a cover having another part of the coin selecting section on its back face, the cover being adapted for covering the inner wall face of the housing, and in which a rib is formed on an upper surface of the housing, for guiding liquid fell on the upper surface of the housing to both sides of the housing and, the coin selecting section is provided with a liquid collector, a dis

Abstract: A controller for a vending machine capable of selecting a mode in which the machine is made possible to sell commodities even if change lacks. If a forced acceptance switch sets a forced acceptance mode, put-in coins are accepted even if no change can be paid. When the sum of the put-in coins arrives at a predetermined set selling price, the controller generates a selling enable signal. If the machine sells a commodity in response to the selling enable signal, it pays out change in the range of the sum in which change can be paid or within the sum of the coins remaining in change coin tubes. In this case, if the coins remaining in the change coin tubes do not satisfy the required sum of change, the overall sum of change is not paid out, but a user of the machine can get a desired commodity.

Abstract: A controller for an automatic vending machine in which the specification for each of a plurality of countries is set easily. If a country setting switch sets a specification for a desired country, parameter values corresponding to the specification are read from a memory and elements required for changing the specification are controlled in accordance with the parameter values. The parameter values include, for example, respective threshold levels for the inserted coins for each of the countries and the values indicative of the distributing manners to distribute the respective inserted coins for each of the countries.