COIN REDEMPTION MACHINE HAVING GRAVITY FEED COIN INPUT TRAY AND FOREIGN OBJECT DETECTION SYSTEM
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1. A self-service coin processing system comprising:
- a gravity-feed coin input area configured to receive a plurality coins from a user, the input area including a downwardly sloping interior surface configured to direct received coins, under the force of gravity, towards an aperture disposed in the gravity-feed coin input area;
a coin processing module configured to receive coins from the aperture of the gravity-feed coin input area, the coin processing module being configured to determine the amount of received coins; and
a hood disposed over the aperture in the gravity-feed coin input area, the hood being spaced from the downwardly sloping interior surface of the gravity-feed coin input area a distance sufficient to allow the passage of coins between the hood and the interior surface.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment of the present disclosure, a coin processing system includes a coin input area that receives coins from a user, a coin processing module that counts the received coins, and a foreign object detection system that detects a foreign object within the coin processing module subsequent to counting substantially all the received coins.
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1. A self-service coin processing system comprising:
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a gravity-feed coin input area configured to receive a plurality coins from a user, the input area including a downwardly sloping interior surface configured to direct received coins, under the force of gravity, towards an aperture disposed in the gravity-feed coin input area; a coin processing module configured to receive coins from the aperture of the gravity-feed coin input area, the coin processing module being configured to determine the amount of received coins; and a hood disposed over the aperture in the gravity-feed coin input area, the hood being spaced from the downwardly sloping interior surface of the gravity-feed coin input area a distance sufficient to allow the passage of coins between the hood and the interior surface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of receiving coins in a coin input area of a self-service coin processing system, the coin input area including a downwardly sloping surface and an aperture disposed proximate a bottom of the downwardly sloping surface, the method comprising:
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diverting coins away from the aperture, under the force of gravity, with a hood disposed over the aperture; receiving coins diverted by the hood with the downwardly sloping surface; directing coins received by the downwardly sloping surface, under the force of gravity, toward the aperture; discharging coins from the coin input area; and positioning the hood to thereby inhibit a user from accessing the aperture. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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