Coin handling apparatus having a signal operated blocker
First Claim
1. A coin handling apparatus including:
- selecting means for selecting a predetermined kind of coins from the remaining coins;
a guide passage disposed adjacent to said selecting means for guiding the selected coins therethrough;
conveyor means for conveying said selected coins on said guide passage; and
handling means disposed downstream of said guide passage for handling the coins having been conveyed thereto,wherein the improvement comprises;
blocking means disposed in said guide passage for normally opening said guide passage and for closing the same thereby to block the succeeding coins;
passage control means for controlling the opening and closing operations of said blocking means;
detecting means for detecting the coin, which is to pass therethrough in said guide passage, thereby to generate outputs;
stop signal generating means for generating a stop signal to stop said coin;
coin stop control means for generating a controlled stop signal in accordance with both the outputs of said detecting means and the stop signal of said stop signal generating means; and
drive means for driving said passage control means in accordance with the controlled stop signal of said coin stop control means thereby to effect the closing operation of said blocking means, whereby said coin is prevented from jamming between said conveyor means and said blocking means when said blocking means is driven to stop supply of any more coins to said handling means.
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Abstract
Herein disclosed is a coin handling apparatus which is free from having its coin guide passage from being jammed with coins when the supply of any more coins is to be stopped. The coin handling apparatus is of the type including, as customary, a rotary disc, a guide passage, a conveyor belt and a coin stacking cylinder. The coin handling apparatus is improved to include a rotary stop pin disposed in the guide passage for normally opening the guide passage and for closing the same thereby to block the succeeding coins, a rotary solenoid for controlling the opening and closing operations of the stop pin, a detecting device for detecting the coin, which is to pass therethrough in the guide passage, thereby to generate two outputs, a coin stop control unit for operating a controlled stop signal in accordance with both the outputs of the detecting device and a stop signal, and a drive circuit for driving the rotary solenoid in accordance with the controlled stop signal thereby to effect the closing operation of the rotary stop pin. The detecting device has a pair of photo-sensors for optically detecting the position of the coin just passing therethrough, and a coin detecting unit connected with the photo-sensors for converting the position of the coin into a binary logic level.
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8 Claims
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1. A coin handling apparatus including:
- selecting means for selecting a predetermined kind of coins from the remaining coins;
a guide passage disposed adjacent to said selecting means for guiding the selected coins therethrough;
conveyor means for conveying said selected coins on said guide passage; and
handling means disposed downstream of said guide passage for handling the coins having been conveyed thereto,wherein the improvement comprises;
blocking means disposed in said guide passage for normally opening said guide passage and for closing the same thereby to block the succeeding coins;
passage control means for controlling the opening and closing operations of said blocking means;
detecting means for detecting the coin, which is to pass therethrough in said guide passage, thereby to generate outputs;
stop signal generating means for generating a stop signal to stop said coin;
coin stop control means for generating a controlled stop signal in accordance with both the outputs of said detecting means and the stop signal of said stop signal generating means; and
drive means for driving said passage control means in accordance with the controlled stop signal of said coin stop control means thereby to effect the closing operation of said blocking means, whereby said coin is prevented from jamming between said conveyor means and said blocking means when said blocking means is driven to stop supply of any more coins to said handling means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- selecting means for selecting a predetermined kind of coins from the remaining coins;
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