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Coin handling apparatus having a signal operated blocker

  • US 4,369,800 A
  • Filed: 04/10/1981
  • Issued: 01/25/1983
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/15/1980
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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.

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