EP0061302A2 - Sortieren von Münzen - Google Patents

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EP0061302A2
EP0061302A2 EP82301386A EP82301386A EP0061302A2 EP 0061302 A2 EP0061302 A2 EP 0061302A2 EP 82301386 A EP82301386 A EP 82301386A EP 82301386 A EP82301386 A EP 82301386A EP 0061302 A2 EP0061302 A2 EP 0061302A2
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David Thomas Overfield
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ICC MACHINES Ltd
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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
    • G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
    • G07D3/12—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors
    • G07D3/128—Rotary devices
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07D5/02—Testing the dimensions, e.g. thickness, diameter; Testing the deformation

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  • Sorting of coin in this respect is commonly performed by driving or otherwise causing the coin to run in abutment along a reference edge that extends past a series of apertures which are of progressively increasing size according to the increments in diameter from one denomination to another.
  • Each aperture is located and dimensioned with respect to the reference edge to establish a diametral threshold for the selection of coins of one denomination only. More particularly the aperture is of a size and extends from the reference edge such that any coin of the respective denomination running along the reference edge will just fall through that aperture. Any coins of larger diameter will pass over the aperture to be accepted in general by later, larger apertures of the series appropriate to other denominations, whereas coins of smaller diameter will not reach this aperture, having in general been accepted by earlier, smaller apertures of the series.
  • the methods and apparatus to be described are for use in coin-sorting and -recognition within a coinage system that includes two denominations of the same diameter as one another.
  • the coinage system will be assumed to be that of the United Kingdom in the circumstances in which two new denominations of coin, of Xp and Yp say, are introduced having different thicknesses, but diameters which whilst different from those of other, existing denominations, are the same.
  • the two new denominations are distinct in regard to thickness, the Xp coin having a thickness of, say, 1.45mm, and the Yp coin a thickness of, say, 3mm. It is this difference of thickness that is used in the machine of Figures 1 to 4 for discrimination between the two denominations. However with this machine the process of discriminating between the two new denominations on thickness, is not carried out as a stage of operation added to that of diameter discrimination, but as one with it. To this end, eight apertures 14 - identified individually as 141 to 148 in Figure 2 - are provided in this machine for direct sorting and collection of the eight denominations respectively.
  • the deflectors 35 and 36 are set to heights above the shoulder 30 (of slightly less than 23.59mm and 22mm respectively) at which they will just be contacted by coins of the 5p- and Yp-denominations respectively. Thus coins of these two denominations will be deflected to fall into the chutes 32 and 33 in the conventional way.
  • the present invention is also applicable to equipment in which one or more sensors, in particular photo-sensors, are used to discriminate between coin-denominations on the basis of diametral size.
  • photo-sensors two or more are'commonly located at positions spaced from a reference abutment in accordance with the relevant coin-diameter, such that the edge of the coin interrupts passage of light to one sensor when the light to the other is also just interrupted.
  • An example of equipment operative in this way is illustrated in Figure 7.
  • the present invention has the especial advantage that it readily allows existing equipment to be modified to discriminate between coins of the same diameter but different denominations. In most cases such modifications will only necessitate the machining of a groove in, or otherwise undercutting, a rim or shoulder of the equipment.
  • the invention has been described above with reference to Figures 1 to 6 in terms of an undercut or groove to accommodate the thinner coin, the invention is not limited in this respect; as with the embodiment described with reference to Figure 7, two separate tracks or other surfaces, one to provide an abutment for the thicker coin and the other to provide an abutment for the thinner, may be utilized.
  • the invention has been described above in relation to currency of the United Kingdom, it is equally applicable to discrimination between coins of other currencies.

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EP0078214A1 (de) * 1981-10-27 1983-05-04 Joel Doucet Prüfeinrichtung für eine Vielzahl verschiedener Münzen
EP0125132A2 (de) * 1983-05-06 1984-11-14 Cummins-Allison Corporation Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Sortieren von Münzen unter Verwendung der Münzdicke als Unterscheidungsparameter
US4966570A (en) * 1987-07-30 1990-10-30 Ristvedt Victor G Coin sorting apparatus for sorting coins of selected denominations
US5011455A (en) * 1990-02-12 1991-04-30 Cummins-Allison Corporation Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching
US5080633A (en) * 1987-07-30 1992-01-14 Ristvedt Victor G Coin sorting apparatus with rotating disc
US5104353A (en) * 1987-07-30 1992-04-14 Ristvdet-Johnson, Inc. Coin sorting apparatus with rotating disc
US5123873A (en) * 1990-02-12 1992-06-23 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching
US5141443A (en) * 1990-05-14 1992-08-25 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching or stopping
US5194037A (en) * 1987-04-01 1993-03-16 Cummins-Allison Corp. Disc-type coin sorting mechanism for sorting coins by radial locations of the inner edges of the coins
US5997395A (en) * 1998-03-17 1999-12-07 Cummins-Allison Corp. High speed coin sorter having a reduced size
US6039644A (en) * 1996-01-11 2000-03-21 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter
WO2000048137A1 (en) * 1999-02-10 2000-08-17 Scan Coin Industries Ab Coin discriminating device, coin handling apparatus including such a device, and coin discriminating method
EP1156457A2 (de) 2000-05-18 2001-11-21 MEZA GmbH Vorrichtung zur Sortierung von Münzen unterschiedlicher Grösse
DE10061197A1 (de) * 2000-12-08 2002-06-13 Muenzomat Gmbh Hr Oliver Bleik Vorrichtung zum Sortieren und oder Zählen von Münzen
EP1483749A1 (de) * 2002-03-11 2004-12-08 Cummins-Allison Corporation Münzverarbeitungssystem

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JPS59160283A (ja) * 1983-03-02 1984-09-10 フジ技研株式会社 硬貨選別計数機
JPH01213781A (ja) * 1988-02-22 1989-08-28 Aruko Internatl:Kk 硬貨判別装置

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GB1288674A (de) * 1970-04-04 1972-09-13
FR2215661A1 (de) * 1973-01-29 1974-08-23 Tel Sa
US3978962A (en) * 1975-04-21 1976-09-07 International Acceptor Corporation Of Florida Solid state, coin activated mechanism
GB2062327A (en) * 1979-10-18 1981-05-20 Gnt Automatic As A Capacitive Coin Detector

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DE160624C (de) *
GB1288674A (de) * 1970-04-04 1972-09-13
FR2215661A1 (de) * 1973-01-29 1974-08-23 Tel Sa
US3978962A (en) * 1975-04-21 1976-09-07 International Acceptor Corporation Of Florida Solid state, coin activated mechanism
GB2062327A (en) * 1979-10-18 1981-05-20 Gnt Automatic As A Capacitive Coin Detector

Cited By (27)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP0078214A1 (de) * 1981-10-27 1983-05-04 Joel Doucet Prüfeinrichtung für eine Vielzahl verschiedener Münzen
EP0125132A2 (de) * 1983-05-06 1984-11-14 Cummins-Allison Corporation Vorrichtung und Verfahren zum Sortieren von Münzen unter Verwendung der Münzdicke als Unterscheidungsparameter
EP0125132A3 (en) * 1983-05-06 1985-10-23 Cummins-Allison Corporation Coin sorter apparatus and method utilizing coin thickness as a discriminating parameter
US5194037A (en) * 1987-04-01 1993-03-16 Cummins-Allison Corp. Disc-type coin sorting mechanism for sorting coins by radial locations of the inner edges of the coins
US4966570A (en) * 1987-07-30 1990-10-30 Ristvedt Victor G Coin sorting apparatus for sorting coins of selected denominations
US5080633A (en) * 1987-07-30 1992-01-14 Ristvedt Victor G Coin sorting apparatus with rotating disc
US5104353A (en) * 1987-07-30 1992-04-14 Ristvdet-Johnson, Inc. Coin sorting apparatus with rotating disc
US5011455A (en) * 1990-02-12 1991-04-30 Cummins-Allison Corporation Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching
US5123873A (en) * 1990-02-12 1992-06-23 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching
US5141443A (en) * 1990-05-14 1992-08-25 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching or stopping
US5277651A (en) * 1990-05-14 1994-01-11 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter with automatic bag-switching or stopping
US6039644A (en) * 1996-01-11 2000-03-21 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter
US6042470A (en) * 1996-01-11 2000-03-28 Cummins-Allison Corp. Coin sorter
US6612921B2 (en) 1998-03-17 2003-09-02 Cummins-Allison Corp. High speed coin sorter having a reduced size
US5997395A (en) * 1998-03-17 1999-12-07 Cummins-Allison Corp. High speed coin sorter having a reduced size
US6139418A (en) * 1998-03-17 2000-10-31 Cummins-Allison Corp. High speed coin sorter having a reduced size
EP1064623A1 (de) * 1998-03-17 2001-01-03 Cummins-Allison Corporation Hochgeschwindigkeits-münzsortiergerät von reduzierter grösse
EP1064623A4 (de) * 1998-03-17 2005-08-03 Cummins Allison Corp Hochgeschwindigkeits-münzsortiergerät von reduzierter grösse
WO2000048137A1 (en) * 1999-02-10 2000-08-17 Scan Coin Industries Ab Coin discriminating device, coin handling apparatus including such a device, and coin discriminating method
US6761257B2 (en) 1999-02-10 2004-07-13 Scan Coin Industries Ab Coin discriminating device, coin handling apparatus including such a device, and coin discriminating method
EP1156457A2 (de) 2000-05-18 2001-11-21 MEZA GmbH Vorrichtung zur Sortierung von Münzen unterschiedlicher Grösse
DE10024136C2 (de) * 2000-05-18 2002-10-24 Meza Gmbh Vorrichtung zur Sortierung von Münzen unterschiedlicher Größe
EP1156457A3 (de) * 2000-05-18 2004-01-14 MEZA GmbH Vorrichtung zur Sortierung von Münzen unterschiedlicher Grösse
DE10024136A1 (de) * 2000-05-18 2001-11-22 Meza Gmbh Vorrichtung zur Sortierung von Münzen unterschiedlicher Größe
DE10061197A1 (de) * 2000-12-08 2002-06-13 Muenzomat Gmbh Hr Oliver Bleik Vorrichtung zum Sortieren und oder Zählen von Münzen
EP1483749A1 (de) * 2002-03-11 2004-12-08 Cummins-Allison Corporation Münzverarbeitungssystem
EP1483749A4 (de) * 2002-03-11 2007-11-14 Cummins Allison Corp Münzverarbeitungssystem

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