EP0823693A3 - Method of emptying the hopper of a coin counting and sorting machine - Google Patents

Method of emptying the hopper of a coin counting and sorting machine Download PDF

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EP0823693A3
EP0823693A3 EP97250226A EP97250226A EP0823693A3 EP 0823693 A3 EP0823693 A3 EP 0823693A3 EP 97250226 A EP97250226 A EP 97250226A EP 97250226 A EP97250226 A EP 97250226A EP 0823693 A3 EP0823693 A3 EP 0823693A3
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emptying
hopper
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Thomas Zimmermann
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Scan Coin Industries AB
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G07D9/008—Feeding coins from bulk

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  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Testing Of Coins (AREA)
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The method involves moving the coin plate (2) downwards without the associated coin shaft (12) by means of a tilting device (4) and the contents of the coin plate are fed out via an inclined path (5). The coin plate can be pivoted about its central axis by up to 180 degrees to the left or right as required. The plate can be tilted automatically after each counting and/or sorting process, e.g. to remove foreign bodies and dirt.
EP97250226A 1996-08-08 1997-08-01 Method of emptying the hopper of a coin counting and sorting machine Expired - Lifetime EP0823693B1 (en)

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DE19633503 1996-08-08
DE19633503A DE19633503C1 (en) 1996-08-08 1996-08-08 Process for unloading the plate space of flat-running coin counting and sorting machines

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EP0823693A2 EP0823693A2 (en) 1998-02-11
EP0823693A3 true EP0823693A3 (en) 1999-08-04
EP0823693B1 EP0823693B1 (en) 2005-03-23

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EP (1) EP0823693B1 (en)
JP (1) JPH10124727A (en)
AT (1) ATE291765T1 (en)
AU (1) AU731466B2 (en)
DE (2) DE19633503C1 (en)

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DE59712239D1 (en) 2005-04-28
ATE291765T1 (en) 2005-04-15
DE19633503C1 (en) 1998-04-02
EP0823693B1 (en) 2005-03-23
AU731466B2 (en) 2001-03-29
JPH10124727A (en) 1998-05-15
AU3314097A (en) 1998-02-12
US5944600A (en) 1999-08-31

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