CA2259234A1 - Coin discrimination apparatus and method - Google Patents

Coin discrimination apparatus and method

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CA2259234A1
CA2259234A1 CA002259234A CA2259234A CA2259234A1 CA 2259234 A1 CA2259234 A1 CA 2259234A1 CA 002259234 A CA002259234 A CA 002259234A CA 2259234 A CA2259234 A CA 2259234A CA 2259234 A1 CA2259234 A1 CA 2259234A1
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coin
sensor
coins
electromagnetic field
core
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CA2259234C (en
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Doug Martin
Larry Cannon
Mark Waechter
Rodrigo Berho
Daniel Everhart
Robert Blumberg
Paul Leonard
Cheryl Germany
Dan Gerrity
Alan C. Phillips
Stuart K. Neubarth
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Coinstar Asset Holdings LLC
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Priority to CA2426293A priority patent/CA2426293C/en
Priority to CA2426411A priority patent/CA2426411C/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F5/00—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
    • G07F5/24—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks with change-giving
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G07D3/02—Sorting coins by means of graded apertures
    • G07D3/06—Sorting coins by means of graded apertures arranged along a circular path
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G07D3/12—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors
    • G07D3/121—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors arranged on inclined paths
    • G07D3/123—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors arranged on inclined paths the coins being deflected off rails
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G07D3/14—Apparatus driven under control of coin-sensing elements
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
    • G07D5/08—Testing the magnetic or electric properties
    • 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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  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Testing Of Coins (AREA)
  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)

Abstract

A coin discrimination apparatus and method is provided. Coins, preferably after cleaning, e.g. using a trommel, are singulated by a coin pickup assembly configured to reduce jamming. A coin rail assists in providing separation between coins as they travel past a sensor. The sensor provides an oscillating electromagnetic field generated on a single sensing core. The oscillating electromagnetic field is composed of one or mare frequency components. The electromagnetic field interacts with a coin, and these interactions are monitored and used to classify the coin according to its physical properties.
All frequency components of the magnetic held are phase-locked to a common reference frequency. The phase relationships between the various frequencies are fixed, and the interaction of each frequency component with the coin can be accurately determined without the need for complicated electrical filters. In one embodiment, a sensor having a core, preferably ferrite, which is curved, such as in a U-shape or in the shape of a section of a torus, and defining a gap, is provided with a wire winding for excitation and/or detection. The sensor can be used for simultaneously obtaining data relating to two or more parameters of a coin or other object, such as size and conductivity of the object. Two or more frequencies can be used to sense core and/or cladding properties. Objects recognized as acceptable coins, using the sensor data, are diverted by a controllable deflecting door, to tubes for delivery to acceptable coin bins.
CA002259234A 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin discrimination apparatus and method Expired - Lifetime CA2259234C (en)

Priority Applications (3)

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CA002426462A CA2426462C (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin transporter
CA2426293A CA2426293C (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin discrimination apparatus and method
CA2426411A CA2426411C (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin discrimination apparatus and method

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US67263996A 1996-06-28 1996-06-28
US08/672,639 1996-06-28
US80704697A 1997-02-24 1997-02-24
US08/807,046 1997-02-24
PCT/US1997/011174 WO1998000813A2 (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin discrimination apparatus and method

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CA2426293A Division CA2426293C (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin discrimination apparatus and method
CA002426462A Division CA2426462C (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin transporter
CA2426411A Division CA2426411C (en) 1996-06-28 1997-06-27 Coin discrimination apparatus and method

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JP (1) JP2002505770A (en)
CN (1) CN1228858A (en)
AU (2) AU3792197A (en)
CA (1) CA2259234C (en)
GB (1) GB2341711B (en)
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WO (2) WO1998000813A2 (en)

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