COINAGE IDENTIFICATION DEVICE
First Claim
1. A coin recognition machine comprising:
- a coin aligner including a first coin guide and a second coin guide, which moves between a narrow position that is close to the first coin guide and a wide position that is separated from the first coin guide, wherein the coin aligner is configured such that a specified number of coins fall from between the first coin guide and the second coin guide;
a coin inlet that receives a coin falling from between the first coin guide and the second coin guide, wherein the coin inlet is located below the first coin guide and the second coin guide,wherein when a coin is jammed between the first coin guide and the second coin guide, the coin aligner moves the second coin guide from the narrow position to the wide position to widen a gap between the first coin guide and the second coin guide so that the jammed coin falls; and
a shutter that covers the coin inlet when the second coin guide is located at the wide position.
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Abstract
Provided is a coinage identification device (6), comprising: a coinage sorting device (6A), which is configured to further comprise a first coinage guidance unit (9), and a second coinage guidance unit (10) which moves between a narrowing location which is close to the first coinage guidance unit (9) and a widening location which is separated from the first coinage guidance unit (9), and to cause a plurality of coins to fall in batches of a defined number from between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10); and a coinage intake (28a) which is disposed below the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10), and which accepts the coins which fall from between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10). When a coin is jammed between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10), the coinage sorting device (6A) moves the second coinage guidance unit (10) from the narrowing location to the widening location, thereby widening the space between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10) and causing the jammed coin to fall. The coinage identification device further comprises a shutter unit (31) which covers the coinage intake (28a) when the second coinage guidance unit (10) is positioned in the widening location.
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10 Claims
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1. A coin recognition machine comprising:
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a coin aligner including a first coin guide and a second coin guide, which moves between a narrow position that is close to the first coin guide and a wide position that is separated from the first coin guide, wherein the coin aligner is configured such that a specified number of coins fall from between the first coin guide and the second coin guide; a coin inlet that receives a coin falling from between the first coin guide and the second coin guide, wherein the coin inlet is located below the first coin guide and the second coin guide, wherein when a coin is jammed between the first coin guide and the second coin guide, the coin aligner moves the second coin guide from the narrow position to the wide position to widen a gap between the first coin guide and the second coin guide so that the jammed coin falls; and a shutter that covers the coin inlet when the second coin guide is located at the wide position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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