Coin handling device
First Claim
1. A coin handling device comprising a movable element having a through-passage therein through which coins can travel on edge, and actuating means electrically operable to move the element selectively into at least three different working positions relative to coins arriving, in use, at the coin handling device along a delivery path, so that in the first working position the arriving coins travel through the through-passage to be discharged along a second path, and in the second and third positions different external surfaces of the movable element guide the arriving coins along third and fourth paths, respectively.
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Abstract
A coin handling device (1) for guiding coins selectively along different paths according to denomination or type. The coin handling device comprises essentially a rectangular slab-like coin guiding element (5) pivotally mounted about a horizontal axis within a main body (4) and provided with actuating means (15, 18) operable to move the element (5) selectively into different working positions. In use, coins travelling downwardly through a vertical coin chute (23) will pass through a passage extending through the coin guiding element (5) when the element is in its central, upright position. In each of the other positions of the element (5), one or other of its rectangular faces (25) is positioned transversely in the path of coins from the vertical chute (23), so as to deflect and re-direct the coins along second or third paths. The coin handling device is capable of enabling coins to be guided along a selected path with the minimum height requirement and with only a single movable coin-guiding element (5).
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- 1. A coin handling device comprising a movable element having a through-passage therein through which coins can travel on edge, and actuating means electrically operable to move the element selectively into at least three different working positions relative to coins arriving, in use, at the coin handling device along a delivery path, so that in the first working position the arriving coins travel through the through-passage to be discharged along a second path, and in the second and third positions different external surfaces of the movable element guide the arriving coins along third and fourth paths, respectively.
- 8. A gaming machine comprising a coin entry slot for receiving coins of three different kinds, namely coins of a first denomination, coins of a second denomination and coins of a third denomination, a coin validator arranged to check whether each coin inserted into the slot is an authentic coin of one of the said three different kinds, and a coin handling device, comprising a movable element having a through-passage therein through which coins can travel on edge, and actuating means electrically operable to move the element selectively into at least three different working positions relative to coins arriving, in use, at the coin handling device along a delivery path, so that in the first working position the arriving coins travel through the through-passage to be discharged along a second path, and in the second and third positions different external surfaces of the movable element guide the arriving coins along third and fourth paths, respectively, the coin handling device being located in the path of acceptable coins downstream of the validator and being controlled by the validator in dependence upon the test results so that the movable element of the coin handling device will assume selectively its first working position for coins of said second denomination so as to guide such coins to a cash box and its second or third working position for coins of said first denomination or for coins of said third denomination respectively so as to guide such coins to different coin storage tubes of a coin payout mechanism.
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