EP0040019B1 - Dispositif d'acceptation de monnaie - Google Patents
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- EP0040019B1 EP0040019B1 EP81301869A EP81301869A EP0040019B1 EP 0040019 B1 EP0040019 B1 EP 0040019B1 EP 81301869 A EP81301869 A EP 81301869A EP 81301869 A EP81301869 A EP 81301869A EP 0040019 B1 EP0040019 B1 EP 0040019B1
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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
- 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
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- G—PHYSICS
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- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
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- This invention relates to coin accepting devices which are used in coin-operated metering devices, for example coin-operated telephone and coin-operated television sets or a meter supplying a particular commodity, like gas or electricity.
- Coin accepting devices are also used in vending machines where a particular article or articles are dispensed automatically upon receipt of one or more coins.
- All coin accepting devices include a coin runway extending from the coin entry to a cash box, also it is normal for the coin runway to include a reject coin outlet.
- the coin accepting device includes some means to check the validity of any coin introduced into its coin entry and then, depending upon the result of the validity check, accepts the coin and channels it towards the cash box or rejects the coin and channels it towards the reject coin outlet.
- Patent specification US-A-2 642 974 describes a coin accepting device including a coin runway extending from a coin entry to a cash box and to a reject coin outlet, the coin runway including a coin validation chamber in which the coins are received and held in a fixed reference position whilst they are checked for validity, the coin runway being divided into two channels, a reject channel and an accept channel, a pivoted portion which is biased into a first position in which a part of it blocks an outlet from the coin validation chamber to define the fixed reference position for the coin in the validation chamber, which is pivotable into a second position in which it directs coins from the outlet of the validation chamber to the reject channel to channel rejected coins towards the reject outlet, and which is pivotable into a third position in which it directs coins from the outlet of the validation chamber towards the accept channel to allow accepted coins to pass into the accept channel.
- the pivoted portion is divided in two to form the reject channel and the accept channel, and the device also includes a first gate located at the downstream end of the accept channel and operable to allow accepted coins to move towards the coin box, and a second gate at the downstream end of the accept channel operable to allow coins to pass out of the accept channel towards the reject outlet.
- the first position of the pivoted portion of the coin runway into which it is biased is its central position and, in this position, it is a divider between the reject and accept channels which is aligned with the outlet of the validation chamber to block the outlet of the validation chamber.
- the pivoting portion of the coin runway then pivots from its first central position in one direction into its second position and in the other direction into its third position.
- the device includes means to pivot the pivotable portion of the coin runway into its second position in which the reject channel is aligned with the validation chamber and simultaneously, open the second gate.
- the means Upon operation of the means, coins from all parts of the coin runway are channelled towards the reject outlet irrespective of whether they are present in the validation chamber or in the accept channel.
- the means may be manually operated from, for example, a manual reject button, or alternatively, the means may be interlocked with a portion of the apparatus associated with the coin accepting device, for example with the rest of a handset of a telephone or with an on/off switch of any apparatus use of which is controlled by the coin accepting device.
- the means is automatically operated when the handset of the telephone is replaced on its rest or, when an apparatus controlled by the coin accepting device is switched off so that any coins remaining in the coin runway are channelled towards the reject outlet and returned on replacement of the handset or upon switching the apparatus off.
- the coin accepting device also includes a first coin retainer upstream from the coin validation chamber arranged to detain any coins upstream from the coin validation chamber as the pivoted portion of the coin runway moves into its third position and so allow only the single coin that has just been checked in the validation chamber to pass into the accept channel, the first coin retainer moving out of the coin runway upon the pivoted portion of the runway returning to its first position to allow subsequent coin to enter the validation chamber once the pivoted portion of the coin runway has returned to its first position.
- a first coin retainer upstream from the coin validation chamber arranged to detain any coins upstream from the coin validation chamber as the pivoted portion of the coin runway moves into its third position and so allow only the single coin that has just been checked in the validation chamber to pass into the accept channel, the first coin retainer moving out of the coin runway upon the pivoted portion of the runway returning to its first position to allow subsequent coin to enter the validation chamber once the pivoted portion of the coin runway has returned to its first position.
- the first coin retainer is formed by a spring arm attached to the pivoted portion of the coin runway and arranged so that upon pivoting of the runway from its first to its third position the spring arm passes through an aperture in the side wall of the coin runway upstream from the coin validation chamber to engage a coin located upstream from the coin validation chamber or, in the absence of any coin upstream, to block the coin runway upstream from the validation chamber and so prevent any subsequently inserted coin from entering the validation chamber until the pivoted portion of the coin runway has returned to its first position.
- the coin accepting device When the coin accepting device forms part of a coin operated metering device arranged so that coins from the acceptance channel are allowed to pass one at a time into the coin box upon demand from the apparatus associated with the coin accepting device, the coin accepting device preferably includes a second coin retainer associated with the acceptance channel upstream from the first gate, the second coin retainer being operated together with the first gate to hold subsequent coins in the acceptance channel whilst the downstream coin passes through the first gate.
- coin accepting device has been specifically developed for use with a table top coin-operated telephone although it is believed that it can be used with other types of coin-operated devices.
- the coin runway is inclined to the horizontal at approximately 19° so that coins run forwards down the runway from a coin slot in the top face located towards the rear of the apparatus and then into a coin box located beneath the coin runway or to a reject outlet at the front of the apparatus.
- the coin runway includes a coin validation chamber 1 located beneath a coin entry slot (not shown) which is arranged to receive coins having a variety of different denominations.
- a pair of coils 2 and 3 are located on each side of the downstream end of the coin validation chamber 1 and these coils 2 and 3 form part of an electronic coin identification and validation apparatus which can identify the denomination of a particular coin and check to determine the validity of any coin.
- the base of the coin validation chamber 1 is inclined at a greater angle to the horizontal than the remainder of the runway and, in this example, is inclined at 30° to the horizontal.
- the coin validation chamber 1 includes an outlet 4.
- a pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway is located downstream of the outlet 4 of the coil validation chamber 1 and includes a reject channel 6 and an accept channel 7.
- the reject channel 6 and the accept channel 7 are separated by a central divider 8.
- An aperture 9 is provided in the base of the accept channel towards its downstream end and this aperture is closed by one limb 10 of a bifurcated pivoted cranked arm 11 which is pivoted on a pivot 12.
- Accept and reject solenoids 13 and 14 are located beside the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway and the movable part of armatures 15 and 16 of the solenoids 13 and 14 are connected to the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway.
- a projection 17 extending forwards from a fixed mounting block 18 fits between the adjacent ends of the movable parts of the armatures 15 and 16 to provide a location for the pivoting portion 5 of the coin runway.
- a tag 19 connected to the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway includes a hole through which a coil torsion spring 20 is threaded and which is arranged so that the movable parts of the armatures 15 and 16 are urged against the fixed parts of the armatures 15 and 16.
- the spring 20 pulls the pivoting portion 5 of the coin runway against the fixed parts of the armatures 15 and 16 and so biases the pivoted portion 5 into a central position whilst allowing the pivoted portion 5 to pivot on the fixed parts of the armatures 15 and 16 in a clockwise or an anticlockwise direction as seen in Figure 1.
- the movable part of the armature 16 of the reject solenoid 14 is attracted towards the fixed part of the armature 16 of the solenoid 14 so causing the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway to pivot in an anticlockwise direction whereas upon actuation of the accept solenoid 13 the movable part of the armature 15 of the accept solenoid 13 is attracted towards the fixed part of the armature 15 of the accept solenoid 13 so causing the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway to pivot in a clockwise direction.
- a clearance between an inside face of the mounting block 18 and the coil torsion spring 20 threaded through the hole in the tag 19 is sufficient to enable the pivoted portion 5 to pivot in both directions but the spring 20 engages the inside face of the mounting block 18 to prevent the pivoted portion 5 from being displaced sufficiently to allow the adjacent ends of the movable parts of the armatures 15 and 16 to disengage from the projection 17.
- a spring arm 21 is connected to the pivoting portion 5 of the coin runway and arranged to move through an aperture 22 in the wall of the coin validation chamber 1 as the pivoting portion 5 of the coin runway pivots.
- a second spring arm 23 passes through an aperture 24 in the wall of the accept channel 7 of the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway and bears against the divider 8. The arm 23 blocks the downstream end of the accept channel 7 adjacent the aperture 9 in its base, and forms a stop against which coins in the accept channel 7 are retained.
- the spring arm 23 includes a cranked end portion 25 and a lug 26 connected to a linkage 27 which is, in turn, connected to the cradle of the handset of the telephone.
- the other limb 28 of the pivoted cranked arm 11 bears against a third spring arm 29.
- the spring arm 29 includes a tab 30 which is arranged to pass through a hole 31 in the wall of the accept channel 7 upstream from the aperture 9.
- a coin accept solenoid 32 has the movable part of its armature 33 coupled to the pivoted cranked arm 11.
- the user When it is wished to make telephone call, the user first picks up the handset of the telephone from its cradle and with the handset off its cradle the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway occupies its centre position as shown in Figure 1 with the divider 8 blocking the outlet 4 of the coin validation chamber 1.
- the person wishing to make a telephone call then inserts one or more coins through the coin slot and these received in the coin validation chamber 1 and the downstream one abuts the end of the divider 8.
- the coin at the downstream end of the coin validation chamber 1 is checked by applying an oscillating signal to the coils 2 and 3 to determine the denomination of that coin and determine if that coin is a valid coin.
- the electronic circuits associated with the coils 2 and 3 actuate the reject solenoid 14 to cause the pivoting portion 5 of the coin runway to pivot in the anti-clockwise direction into the position shown in Figure 2.
- the reject channel 6 is aligned with the outlet 4 of the coin validation chamber 1 and all the coins present in the coin validation chamber 1 pass through the outlet 4 and along the reject channel 6 to the reject outlet (not shown).
- the solenoid 14 is de-actuated so that the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway returns to its central position.
- the accept solenoid 13 is actuated to cause the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway to pivot in a clockwise direction into the position shown in Figure 3.
- the accept channel 7 is aligned with the outlet 4 of the coin validation chamber 1 so that the coin that has just been checked moves through the outlet 4 and into the accept channel 7 where it rolls down until it reaches the end portion of the spring arm 23.
- the spring arm 21 passes through the aperture 22 in the side wall of the validation chamber 1 and engages any coin present in the validation chamber 1 upstream from the coin that has just been checked and holds the upstream coin or coins to allow only the single coin that has been checked to pass into the accept channel 7. If no other coins are present in the validation chamber 1 the spring arm 21 passes through the aperture 22 and blocks the passage through the coin validation chamber 1 to prevent any subsequently inserted coins passing through the coin validation chamber 1. After a predetermined time has elapsed to allow the coin that has been checked to pass into the accept channel 7 the solenoid 13 is de-actuated to allow the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway to return to its central position.
- the spring arm 21 releases any coin that it is holding or, alternatively, moves out of the passage through to the coin validation chamber 1 to permit the next coin or a subsequently inserted coin to enter the coin validation chamber 1.
- the next coin enters the coin validation chamber 1 this once again abuts the divider 8 and is checked to determine if it is valid and to determine its denomination and, if the next coin also proves to be genuine, the pivoting portion 5 of the coin runway is once again pivoted in a clockwise direction to allow the next coin to enter the accept channel 7.
- the telephone is then enabled so that the user can dial the number that they are trying to obtain.
- the coin accept solenoid 32 is actuated so that the movable part of its armature 33 is attracted towards the fixed part which in turn causes the cranked arm 11 to pivot about its pivot 12 in an anti-clockwise direction, into the position shown in Figure 4.
- This anticlockwise pivoting of the cranked arm 11 causes its one limb 10 to uncover the aperture 9 in the base of the accept channel 7 to allow the coin at the downstream end of the accept channel 7 resting against the spring arm 23 to pass through the aperture 9 and into the coin box located beneath the coin runway.
- the aperture 9 is shown by cross- hatching in Figure 4 to indicate its position more clearly.
- a photo-emitter and photodetector pair (not shown) is located beneath the aperture 9 to monitor the movement of the coin through the aperture and into the coin box.
- the photoemitter and photodetector pair comprises an infrared light emitting diode and photodetector.
- the signal indicating acceptance of a valid coin is taken from this photodetector pair as the coin drops into the coin- box. This overcomes some forms of fraud, such as keeping coins on strings so that they are kept in the acceptance channel 7 even when the aperture 9 is uncovered.
- the control circuitry of the coin validator is arranged so that once a coin has been allowed into the coin box the accept solenoid 13 is enabled to allow the pivoted portion 5 of the coin runway to pivot once again to allow the next coin to pass from the coin validation chamber 1 into the accept channel 7.
- the solenoid 32 is once again actuated to cause the cranked arm 11 to pivot to allow the next coin from the accept channel 7 to enter the coin box, and so on. Naturally, if no more coins are present in the accept channel 7 the telephone call is terminated.
- photodetector and receiver pairs may be provided at various points along the coin runway, for example at the coin entry to detect the introduction of a coin into the coin validation chamber 1 and to detect a coin leaving the outlet 4.
- Photoemitter and detector pairs may also be provided along the acceptance channel 7 to check on the number of coins in the acceptance channel 7.
- the photodetectors are all pulsed so that the movement or presence of a coin adjacent a photodetector pair is timed. In this way the time taken for a coin to move from one position to another can also be monitored to make sure that the coins pass along the coin runway.
- the pivoted portion 5 of the runway may be pulsed a number of times by alternate actuation of the solenoids 13 and 14. This actuation of the runway tends to shake loose any coins that are lodged in position and provide a warning to the user that the coins are not proceeding smoothly along the coin runway. This may be due to the equipment being tilted and in this case the user is alerted by the rattling of the coin runway to return the equipment to the horizontal position.
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AT81301869T ATE9044T1 (de) | 1980-05-12 | 1981-04-28 | Muenzenannahmeeinrichtung. |
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EP0040019A1 EP0040019A1 (fr) | 1981-11-18 |
EP0040019B1 true EP0040019B1 (fr) | 1984-08-15 |
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EP81301869A Expired EP0040019B1 (fr) | 1980-05-12 | 1981-04-28 | Dispositif d'acceptation de monnaie |
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EP (1) | EP0040019B1 (fr) |
JP (1) | JPS578891A (fr) |
AT (1) | ATE9044T1 (fr) |
DE (1) | DE3165516D1 (fr) |
HK (1) | HK97886A (fr) |
SG (1) | SG98185G (fr) |
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DE4104002A1 (de) * | 1991-02-09 | 1992-08-13 | Nat Rejectors Gmbh | Annahme- und rueckgabevorrichtung fuer muenzen in einem muenzpruefer |
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GB417752A (en) * | 1933-01-06 | 1934-10-11 | Elektrozeit Ag | Improvements in and relating to coin freed apparatus |
US2642974A (en) * | 1949-11-30 | 1953-06-23 | Harold H Ogle Jr | Coin material testing device |
FR1580430A (fr) * | 1968-07-08 | 1969-09-05 | ||
CH563627A5 (fr) * | 1973-09-24 | 1975-06-30 | Landis & Gyr Gmbh | |
CH588746A5 (fr) * | 1975-08-19 | 1977-06-15 | Autelca Ag | |
US4105105A (en) * | 1975-10-17 | 1978-08-08 | Libandor Trading Corporation Inc. | Method for checking coins and coin checking apparatus for the performance of the aforesaid method |
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- 1981-04-28 EP EP81301869A patent/EP0040019B1/fr not_active Expired
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EP0040019A1 (fr) | 1981-11-18 |
DE3165516D1 (en) | 1984-09-20 |
SG98185G (en) | 1986-11-21 |
ATE9044T1 (de) | 1984-09-15 |
JPS578891A (en) | 1982-01-18 |
HK97886A (en) | 1986-12-19 |
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