Abstract: Coins corresponding to a payment, thrown into a hopper, fall on a recessed disk and each lodge in one of the recesses. If two coins are superposed in one recess, the upper coin is deflected outwardly by a slot and then raised by the inclined bottom of this slot to finally be ejected from the recess. The coins are then, as a function of the result of a detection, oriented toward one or the other of two compartments of an annular display which surrounds the separation disk. At the end of each payment, the annular display turns a fraction of a turn to bring the two compartments into a presentation position, while two empty compartments are presented to receive the following payment, and the coins corresponding to the preceding payment arrive at a transmission position for example toward collection boxes. The drive of the movable portion of the display is effected by its radially outer edge.

Abstract: A device for guiding an arriving coin, which is travelling edgewise, to a selected one of a plurality of exits of the device, comprising a guide having a coin entry to admit arriving coins and a coin outlet, the guide being of changeable configuration, and a guide control mechanism adapted to selectively position the coin outlet in register with any selected one of the exits, and to change the configuration of the guide as its coin outlet moves between exits. The device can guide coins to numerous exits spaced over a wide range yet is compact in height and width and requires only a single actuator.

Abstract: Device for checking metal disks and especially coins, characterized in that it comprises a sorting mechanism essentially constituted by a single motor-driven circular plate 4 which makes it possible to carry out simultaneously the functions of separation and identification of coins, this plate being toothed around its periphery and reinforced at the center by a portion 9 of frusto-conical shape onto which the coins fall in a bulk admission zone. This plate rotates above a stationary portion 2 which is almost entirely surrounded by a circular rim 3 on which the coins slide when they are engaged between the teeth of the plate. Provision is made for the identification and authentication of coins, which take into account both the material, the thickness and the diameter of these latter, including a single electromagnetic detector 15 placed above the plate 4. The detector is eccentric to the path of the centers of the coins, so that variation in the diameters of the coins can be detected.

Abstract: A coin selector includes a single coin passage and a single coin rolling-down passage. The coin passage is equipped with a coin discriminating mechanism so as to discriminate whether a coin inserted through a coin insert slit is a true coin or a false coin, and moreover, discriminate the kind of the coin which has been recognized as a true coin. On the other hand, the coin rolling-down passage is equipped with a coin distributing mechanism so as to selectively distribute the true coin conveyed from the coin passage depending on the kind of each coin. Conculsively, the coin selector is contructed in a very compact configuration.

Abstract: This coin guiding device (10) includes a coin delivery passage (12), three coin discharge passages (38, 62, and 64). A pivoted gate (24) is disposed in the coin delivery passage (12) having a coin guiding upper edge (32) and opposed coin guiding faces (34 and 36). A gate actuator (M1) selectively moves the gate (24) a first position in which the gate upper edge (32) guides a coin into the first discharge passage (38), a second position in which one of the opposed faces (34) guides a coin into the second discharge passage (62) and a third position in which the other opposed face (36) guides a coin into the third discharge passage (64). In one embodiment a second, similar gate (132) is disposed in first discharge passage (38) for further directing a coin in one of three directions.

Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus for separating one specified kind of coins from a plurality of coins including various kinds of coins.

Abstract: A classification accuracy setting device and a method therefor of a coin selector used in an automatic vending machine, a money exchanger and other various automatic service apparatuses. In accordance with the operation of the device, a reed switch is turned on to set a classification accuracy selection mode, the number of coins of each denomination received in this mode is counted, and reference values of classification accuracies which have been stored in a memory are rewritten in response to the counted number.

Abstract: An apparatus for accepting two kinds of coins comprises a coin diameter discriminating passage unit having a coin passage adapted for discriminating diameters of coins and being openable downwards for dropping an unacceptable coin from the coin passage, a vertically extending coin returning chute arranged below the coin diameter discriminating passage unit for receiving the unacceptable coin dropped therefrom and two coin material discriminating units arranged at both sides of the coin returning chute, respectively. The coin diameter discriminating passage unit has two opposed side outlets adapted for introducing acceptable coins into the respective coin material discriminating units. Thus, the apparatus has a reduced width and thickness and a high flexibility owing to possibility of exchanging the coin diameter discriminating passage unit and/or the coin material discriminating unit for various kinds of coins.

Abstract: A coin handling apparatus having a coin discriminating mechanism and a plurality of coin retaining mechanisms wherein at least one of coin outlets is disposed on a side surface of the coin discriminating mechanism. Since the number of coin outlets disposed on the bottom surface of the coin discriminating mechanism is thereby decreased, the width of the coin discriminating mechanism can be decreased. Additionally, the space provided by the decrease of the size can be used as a space for extending an auxiliary coin retaining mechanism, thereby increasing the space in the apparatus for retained change.

Abstract: This is a coin sorting and counting apparatus for providing very accurate high throughput processing of heterogeneous coin mixtures. A rotating drum having parallel annular channels, each of which has equally spaced counterbores located around it is rotated within a vacuum plenum. A novel sensor coil constructed as a balanced transformer of four coils having rectangular geometries is used, in conjunction with a dual frequency excitation signal, to detect at least three electronic signatures for each coin, the signatures are detected by separating the frequency components in the output of the sensor coil and obtaining a peak value for the excursion of the high frequency response caused by passage of the coin, and width values corresponding to the time the excursion of the signal was above a predetermined threshold for both the high and low frequency responsive channels.

Abstract: In a coin sorter of the inclined ramp type the inclined ramp has the usual support surface (2) along which the edges of the coins roll, and the usual coin face support surface (3). The support surface (3) is provided both with apertures (6, 7, 8, 9) of progressively increasing size going down the ramp, for coins of the appropriate size to fall through, and with a set of peeler knives (14, 15, 16, 17) at varying distances from the edge support surface (2) for tipping other coins, according to their size, from the ramp. This arrangement facilitates a much shorter ramp, and thereby a more compact machine.

Abstract: A method and a detector for controlling coins inserted into a slot of a device are disclosed, in which a device for imparting oscillations to a coin is arranged, The frequency of oscillations is measured and compared with a predetermined value in an electronic device which actuates a coin separating device which guides unsuitable coins into a separation passage.

Abstract: Apparatus for handling coins and tokens comprises a coin validator (4) arranged to detect whether a received item is one of several different coin denominations or a data-storing token, and thereafter to direct coins and tokens to escrow gates (18,22). A token interrogator (6) has antenna coils (24) disposed adjacent one of the escrow gates in order to read data from a token located adjacent the gate. The escrow gates can selectively direct items either to a return chute (16) or a coin store (26).

Abstract: This is a coin sorting and counting apparatus for providing very accurate high throughput processing of heterogeneous coin mixtures. A rotating drum having parallel annular channels, each of which has equally spaced counterbores located around it is rotated within a vacuum plenum. A novel sensor coil constructed as a balanced transformer of four coils having rectangular geometries is used, in conjunction with a dual frequency excitation signal, to detect at least three electronic signatures for each coin, the signatures are detected by separating the frequency components in the output of the sensor coil and obtaining a peak value for the excursion of the high frequency response caused by passage of the coin, and width values corresponding to the time the excursion of the signal was above a predetermined threshold for both the high and low frequency responsive channels.

Abstract: A coin sorter having a rotatable disc includes a brake mechanism for stopping rotation of the disc in response to a predetermined number of counted coins. The disc is driven through a gear train by an electric motor. The brake mechanism includes an electromagnetic actuating assembly and an armature mounted on the shaft of a motor. Upon energization of the actuating assembly, the armature is drawn into contact with the actuating assembly to provide a braking pressure which halts rotation of the motor and the disc.

Abstract: This is a coin sorting and counting apparatus for providing very accurate high throughput processing of heterogeneous coin mixtures. A rotating drum having parallel annular channels, each of which has equally spaced counterbores located around it is rotated within a vacuum plenum. A novel sensor coil contructed as a balanced transformer of four coils having rectangular geometries is used, in conjuction with a dual frequency excitation signal, to detect at least three electronic signatures for each coin, the signatures are detected by separating the frequency components in the output of the sensor coil and obtaining a peak value for the excursion of the high frequency response caused by passage of the coin, and width values corresponding to the time the excursion of the signal was above a predetermined threshold for both the high and low frequency responsive channels.

Abstract: A coin discriminating device which can carry out accurate coin discrimination free of error caused by drift and changes in the thermal characteristics of the detecting elements. The coin type is discriminated by detecting data on the magnetic characteristics of coins and comparing the detected data with reference data and also by computing the difference between the maximum and minimum values of the detected data and comparing the computed result with the reference value.

Abstract: Two sensors (2, 3) are placed opposite each other against the rim of the coin (5). By this, a signal, corresponding to the diameter of the coin (5) is produced and a drive (18/19, 23/24) is driven which moves two support members in order to support a coin between them (13), the diameter of which corresponds to the distance between the sensors (2, 3) in a position that is centered to a test coil (10) of an inductive coin testing device.

Abstract: A cash handling machine includes a housing having an aperture through which cash is put in, a bank note conveyor, a bank note sorter for sorting the bank notes conveyed by the bank note conveyor according to type of bank notes, a coin conveyor, and a coin sorter for sorting the coins conveyed by the coin conveyor according to type of coins. The machine has a single cash receiver for receiving both bank notes and coins put in through the aperture, a bank note feeder connected to the single cash receiver for taking out the bank notes from the single cash receiver and for feeding the bank notes to the bank note conveyor, and coin feeder connected to the single cash receiver for taking out the coins from the single cash receiver and for feeding the coins to the coin conveyor.