Abstract: The present invention relates to a coin lift for transporting coins and/or coin-like objects. The proposed coin lift has an endless conveyor loop for transporting coins and/or coin-like objects from a first position to a second position higher than the first position, wherein the conveyor loop extends in an ascending direction in a first section and in a descending direction in a second section. Due to a common arrangement of the first and second sections in a housing portion exchangeably arranged between two further housing portions, the coin lift has a compact design and is easily adaptable in its overall height and thus in the height difference which the coins and/or coin-like objects can overcome.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a device for detecting the raising state of lumps of dough (11) submitted to a fermentation process which is for example induced by yeast in a raising chamber and during which the volume of said lumps increases. The device includes at least one variance detector (21) which is associated with at least one of the lumps of dough placed in the raising chamber, and which generates a characteristic output signal when the thickness of the dough reaches a predetermined target value corresponding to a desired maturation degree of the dough. The variance detector (21) consists of an ultrasonic detector for measuring the propagation time of the ultrasonic signals. The detector is placed on a tripod (17) which can be arranged in the raised chamber (13) on the bottom thereof.