EP0156761B1 - Coin-queueing apparatus - Google Patents

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EP0156761B1
EP0156761B1 EP85730034A EP85730034A EP0156761B1 EP 0156761 B1 EP0156761 B1 EP 0156761B1 EP 85730034 A EP85730034 A EP 85730034A EP 85730034 A EP85730034 A EP 85730034A EP 0156761 B1 EP0156761 B1 EP 0156761B1
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  • the invention relates to a separating device for coins according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • This is used for double coins, ie. H. in the case of thin coins placed two or three times one above the other, push the upper coin or the upper coins off the lower coin.
  • double coins can indeed pass the first coin stripper arm if their total thickness is less than the thickness of the thickest coin.
  • the second coin stripper arm must ensure that double coins are separated with certainty.
  • the second coin stripper arm is pivotably arranged above the coin plate and is formed from two spring parts that act under spring action.
  • the second coin stripper arm is complex and expensive to manufacture, in particular a complex adjustment of the second coin stripper arm is necessary. This must be designed differently for each coin collective and adapted to this. It has also been shown that the second coin stripper arm wears out easily and jams
  • the coin plate is structurally modified in such a way that it has an inner plate and an outer plate with an annular boundary wall located therebetween. This has a height that is slightly smaller than the thickness of the coins to be separated. Double coins on the inner plate are thrown outwards onto the outer plate by the centrifugal force of the coin plate. The separated coins are removed from the inner plate by means of an elaborate, bridge-like coin transfer, the coin transfer bridging the outer plate. After the coin transfer, the coins are returned from the outer plate to the inner plate by means of a guide body.
  • the capacity of the coin plate is also limited, and if the outer plate is overfilled, double coins can no longer be flung from the inner plate to the outside. Furthermore, the bridge-like Coins transfer is complex, especially since the home must be listed l ente serial structurally complex this.
  • DE 21 20 353 discloses a non-generic separating device for coins, in which the coins withdrawn from the coin plate behind the first coin stripping arm by means of a first conveyor belt are guided against the guide rail of the guideway and are taken over there by a second conveyor belt assigned to the guideway.
  • a flat step is formed in the guide rail, the height of which is approximately equal to half the height of the thinnest coin.
  • a dropout opening is provided outside the guardrail.
  • the invention has for its object to develop a separating device of the generic type in such a way that a separation of double coins on the coin plate is possible with low construction costs and components that are as simple to manufacture as possible, in particular unsorted mixed coins of several coin collectives, i.e. H. Coins of different diameters and thicknesses can be separated.
  • the narrow and thin guide finger arranged directly above the coin plate guides in each case remove the lower coin and feed it to the inlet into the guideway, whereas the upper coins are conveyed further on the coin plate in the direction of movement of the coin plate by means of the second conveyor belt arranged above it.
  • the thickness of the guide finger is smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin and is in particular about 1 mm.
  • the guide finger is made of high-strength, wear-resistant steel sheet.
  • the guide finger is preferably directed at an acute angle against the radius of the coin plate in the direction of the inlet and is designed as an angled extension of the guide rail of the guideway. This enables the coins to be conveniently derived from the coin plate by means of the guide finger, as a result of which the coins are simultaneously conveyed to the guide rail of the guideway.
  • the coin separating device comprises a frame 1 with a base plate 2 as the top.
  • a horizontal coin plate 3 with an axis 4 perpendicular to the drawing plane of FIG. 1 is rotatably mounted on this in the plane of the base plate 2 in the direction of the arrow 5 and is surrounded by a plate collar 6 fixedly attached to the base plate 2 and having a recess in the area of the inlet 7 includes in the guideway 8.
  • a conveyor belt 12 extends along the guideway 8 at a small angle against the guiding edge 9 of a guide rail 10 for the coins 11, which conveyor belt is guided in the region of the inlet 7 into the guideway 8 around a deflection roller 13 which can be pivoted on one above the base plate 2 hinged, not shown bracket is stored.
  • a coin wiper arm 14 which is adjustable in height but is fixed during operation, extends above the coin plate 3, the lower edge 14 'of which is arranged at a distance from the surface of the coin plate 3 which is somewhat larger than that Thickness of the thickest coin 11.
  • the coin stripper arm 14 runs essentially parallel to the guide track 8. It has a guide plate 14 ′′ for forming a guide channel which ends shortly before a coin guide nose 6 ′ which is approximately aligned with the guide edge 9.
  • a second coin stripper arm 15 is arranged between the first coin stripper arm 14 and the inlet 7 into the guideway 8.
  • This is designed as a narrow and thin guide finger 16, the thickness of which is smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin 11, the thickness of the guide finger 16 preferably being approximately 1 mm.
  • the guide finger 16 is arranged directly above the coin plate 3 and is formed as an extension of the guide rail 10 of the guideway 8.
  • the guide finger 16 projects essentially radially over the coin plate 3, but preferably at an acute angle ⁇ against the radius of the coin plate 3, the guide finger 16 being pivoted by the angle ⁇ in the direction of the egg run 7 of the guide track 8.
  • the guide finger 16 is fixedly attached to the guide rail 10, its front edge 17 merges directly into the guide edge 9 for the coins 11.
  • the free end of the guide finger 16 protrudes approximately below the first coin stripper arm 14. Immediately below the guide finger 16, the coin plate 3 runs freely beneath it. Above the guide finger 16, a second conveyor belt 18 is arranged essentially parallel to the conveyor belt 12, which rotates above the guide track 8. The conveyor belt 18 runs around a deflection roller 19 which is also mounted above the inlet 7 on the bracket (not shown in more detail) which is pivotably articulated on the base plate 2.
  • a closure 20 which adjusts the width of the inlet 7 to the diameter of the coins 11 and which consists of a lever arm 22, which is pivotable about a shaft 23 which is fixed to the housing, and which adjusts the width of the inlet 7 this is formed articulated about the axis 24 crescent-shaped closure element 25.
  • the coins 11 of a double coin lying below are conveyed into the inlet 7 of the guideway 8, which takes place first under the effect of the centrifugal force of the coin plate 3 and then under the action of the lower run of the conveyor belt 12. Any upper coin 11 lying on a coin 11 resting on the coin plate 3 cannot get into the inlet 7, since the thickness of the guide finger 16 is smaller than the thinnest coin.
  • the upper coins 11 are drawn from the lower run of the second conveyor belt 18 over the guide finger 16 and fed back to the coin plate 3 in the direction of rotation (arrow 5).
  • Both the conveyor belt 12 and the conveyor belt 18 running over the guide finger 16 are resiliently mounted on the bracket (not shown) and can thus relate their distance from the plane of the guide track 8 or the coin plate 3 to the thickness of the coins 11.
  • adapt a double coin in the latter case the upper coin being withdrawn from the coin 11 guided along the front edge 17 of the guide finger 16.
  • the resilient movements of the conveyor belts 12 and 18 are shown in FIG. 2 with double arrows attached next to the deflection rollers 13 and 19, respectively
  • the angle ⁇ by which the guide finger 16 is angled with respect to the radius of the coin plate 3, is between 20 and 30 °.
  • the closure element 25 interacts with the guide finger 16, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6.
  • the closure element 25 prevents several smaller-diameter coins 11 from entering the inlet 7 of the guideway 8 immediately behind a large-diameter coin 11.
  • a coin 11 which runs along the front edge 17 of the guide finger 16 and has a large diameter can pivot the closure element 25, which rests against the arm 22 with a stop 29, together with the arm 22 in the clockwise direction, the circular-arc-shaped, convex outer side 28 of the closure element 25 slides along the coin 11.
  • the tip 26 of the closure element 25 FIG. 5

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An improved device for separating out single coins from a collective plurality of coins solves the problem of separating stacked coins, namely two or three coins lying one upon the other with their total thickness being smaller than or equal to that of the thickest coin. In accordance with the device, to separate the coins, a second coin stripping arm (15) embodied by a narrow and thin guide finger (16) is provided downstream of a first coin stripper (14), considered in the direction of rotation (Arrow 5) of the coin disc (3), the first coin stripper (14) being adjusted to the thickness of the thickest coin, and the guide finger (16) projecting beyond the disc outer edge and guiding the respective underlying coins (11) on the coin disc (3) directly into a guideway (8) above which a first conveyor belt (12) is disposed. Another conveyor belt (18) extending parallel to the first conveyor belt (12) runs above the guide finger (16) and pulls off any overlying coins (11) which rest on those coins (11) which lie directly on the coin disc (3) thereby returning those overlying coins to the coin disc (3). The guide finger (16) co-operates with a crescent-shaped spring-biased pivot or ball closing element (25) by which the entrance (7) is opened at every instance only to an extent permitting a single coin to pass along the front edge (17) of the guide finger (16) into the guideway (8).

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Die Erfindung bezieht sich auf eine Vereinzelungsvorrichtung für Münzen gemäß dem Oberbegriff des Patentanspruches 1. Diese dient dazu, bei Doppelmünzen, d. h. bei zweifach oder dreifach übereinanderliegenden dünnen Münzen die obere Münze bzw. die oberen Münzen von der unteren Münze abzuschieben. Derartige Doppelmünzen können zwar den ersten Münzabstreiferarm passieren, wenn deren Gesamtdicke kleiner ist als die Dicke der dicksten Münze. Der zweite Münzabstreiferarm muß aber gewährleisten, daß eine Vereinzelung von Doppelmünzen mit Sicherheit erfolgt.The invention relates to a separating device for coins according to the preamble of claim 1. This is used for double coins, ie. H. in the case of thin coins placed two or three times one above the other, push the upper coin or the upper coins off the lower coin. Such double coins can indeed pass the first coin stripper arm if their total thickness is less than the thickness of the thickest coin. However, the second coin stripper arm must ensure that double coins are separated with certainty.

Bei einer aus der DE 29 12 016 vorbekannten Vereinzelungsvorrichtung ist der zweite Münzabstreiferarm über dem Münzteller schwenkbar angeordnet und aus zwei unter Federwirkung stehenden Armteilen gebildet. Somit ist der zweite Münzabstreiferarm aufwendig und teuer in der Herstellung, insbesondere ist eine aufwendige Justierung des zweiten Münzabstreiferarmes notwendig. Dieser muß für jedes Münzenkollektiv unterschiedlich ausgebildet und an dieses angepaßt werden. Ferner hat sich gezeigt, daß der zweite Münzabstreiferarm leicht verschleißt und verklemmtIn a separating device known from DE 29 12 016, the second coin stripper arm is pivotably arranged above the coin plate and is formed from two spring parts that act under spring action. Thus, the second coin stripper arm is complex and expensive to manufacture, in particular a complex adjustment of the second coin stripper arm is necessary. This must be designed differently for each coin collective and adapted to this. It has also been shown that the second coin stripper arm wears out easily and jams

Bei der gattungsfremden Münzen-Übergabevorrichtung gemäß DE 32 44 292 A1 ist der Münzteller konstruktiv derart verändert, daß dieser einen Innenteller und einen Außenteller mit dazwischenliegender kreisringförmiger Begrenzungswand aufweist. Diese besitzt eine Höhe, die geringfügig kleiner ist als die Dicke der zu vereinzelnden Münzen. Auf dem Innenteller befindlichen Doppelmünzen werden durch die Zentrifugalkraft des Münztellers nach außen auf den Außenteller geschleudert. Vom Innenteller werden die vereinzelten Münzen mittels einer aufwendigen, brückenartigen Münzenüberführung abgefördert, wobei die Münzenüberführung den Au- ßenteller überbrückt. Hinter der Münzenüberführung werden die Münzen vom Außenteller mittels eines Führungskörpers wieder auf den Innenteller zurückgeführt. Neben der konstruktiv aufwendigen Änderung des Münzentellers ist dieser auch in seiner Kapazität eingeschränkt, dabei einer Überfüllung des Außentellers keine Doppelmünzen mehr vom Innenteller nach außen geschleudert werden können. Ferner ist die brückenartige Münzenüberführung aufwendig, zumal hierzu der In-lenteller konstruktiv aufwendig aufgeführt sein muß.In the non-generic coin transfer device according to DE 32 44 292 A1, the coin plate is structurally modified in such a way that it has an inner plate and an outer plate with an annular boundary wall located therebetween. This has a height that is slightly smaller than the thickness of the coins to be separated. Double coins on the inner plate are thrown outwards onto the outer plate by the centrifugal force of the coin plate. The separated coins are removed from the inner plate by means of an elaborate, bridge-like coin transfer, the coin transfer bridging the outer plate. After the coin transfer, the coins are returned from the outer plate to the inner plate by means of a guide body. In addition to the structurally complex change of the coin plate, the capacity of the coin plate is also limited, and if the outer plate is overfilled, double coins can no longer be flung from the inner plate to the outside. Furthermore, the bridge-like Coins transfer is complex, especially since the home must be listed l ente serial structurally complex this.

Schließlich ist aus der DE 21 20 353 eine gattungsfremde Vereinzelungsvorrichtung für Münzen vorbekannt, bei welcher die hinter dem ersten Münzabstreiferarm mittels eines ersten Förderbandes vom Münzteller abgezogenen Münzen gegen die Leitschiene der Führungsbahn geführt und dort von einem zweiten, der Führungsbahn zugeordneten Förderband übernommen werden. Unmittelbar neben dem Münzteller ist in der Leitschiene eine flache Stufe ausgebildet, deren Höhe etwa gleich der halben Höhe der dünnsten Münze ist. Unmittelbar hinter der Stufe, d. h. außerhalb der Leitschiene ist eine Ausfallöffnung vorgesehen. Somit können außerhalb des Münztellers diejenigen Münzen in die Ausfallöffnung aussortiert werden, welche oberhalb der gegen die Leitschiene geführten Münzen liegen. Nur diese werden von einer Übergaberolle dem zweiten Förderband zugeführt. Bei dieser Vereinzelungsvorrichtung müssen die der Ausfallöffnung zugeführten Doppelmünzen erneut zur Vereinzelung auf den Münzteller gegeben werden. Dies bedeutet, daß ständig aus der Ausfallöffnung ausgegebene Doppelmünzen wieder auf den Münzteller zurückgeführt, werden müssen.Finally, DE 21 20 353 discloses a non-generic separating device for coins, in which the coins withdrawn from the coin plate behind the first coin stripping arm by means of a first conveyor belt are guided against the guide rail of the guideway and are taken over there by a second conveyor belt assigned to the guideway. Immediately next to the coin plate, a flat step is formed in the guide rail, the height of which is approximately equal to half the height of the thinnest coin. Immediately after the step, i.e. H. A dropout opening is provided outside the guardrail. Thus, outside of the coin plate, those coins can be sorted out into the exit opening which lie above the coins guided against the guide rail. Only these are fed from a transfer roller to the second conveyor belt. With this separating device, the double coins fed to the exit opening must be placed again on the coin plate for separating. This means that double coins issued continuously from the opening must be returned to the coin plate.

Der Erfindung liegt die Aufgabe zugrunde, eine Vereinzelungsvorrichtung der gattungsgemäßen Art dahingehend weiterzubilden, daß bei geringem Bauaufwand und möglichst einfach zu fertigenden Bauteilen eine Vereinzelung von Doppelmünzen auf dem Münzteller möglich ist, wobei insbesondere unsortiert gemischte Münzen mehrerer Münzenkollektive, d. h. Münzen unterschiedlicher Durchmesser und Dicken vereinzelt werden können.The invention has for its object to develop a separating device of the generic type in such a way that a separation of double coins on the coin plate is possible with low construction costs and components that are as simple to manufacture as possible, in particular unsorted mixed coins of several coin collectives, i.e. H. Coins of different diameters and thicknesses can be separated.

Die Lösung dieser Aufgabe ergibt sich aus den kennzeichnenden Merkmalen des Patentanspruches 1. Mit dem schmalen und dünnen Leitfinger wird ein einfach herzustellendes und einfach zu montierendes Bauteil geschaffen, das ohne die Notwendigkeit von Justierarbeiten zur sicheren Vereinzelung von Doppelmünzen auch dann eingesetzt werden kann, wenn unsortiert gemischte Münzen verschiedener Münzenkollektive, d. h. Münzen unterschiedlicher Durchmesser und Dicken zu vereinzeln sind. Der schmale und dünne Leitfinger leitet die auf dem Münzteller befindliche untere Münze, die am Leitfinger entlangläuft, in die Führungsbahn, auf der die Münze von dem dort angeordneten Förderband übernommen und weitertransportiert wird. Alle oberhalb der am Leitfinger anstoßenden Münzen befindlichen weiteren Münzen werden mittels des oberhalb des Leitfingers angeordneten zweiten Förderbandes von der unteren Münze abgezogen und über den schmalen und dünnen Leitfinger hinweg wieder auf den Münzteller gefördert.The solution to this problem results from the characterizing features of claim 1. With the narrow and thin guide finger, an easy-to-manufacture and easy-to-assemble component is created, which can be used without the need for adjustment work for the safe separation of double coins even when unsorted mixed coins from different coin collectives, d. H. Coins of different diameters and thicknesses must be separated. The narrow and thin guide finger guides the lower coin on the coin plate, which runs along the guide finger, into the guideway on which the coin is taken over and transported by the conveyor belt located there. All the coins located above the coins touching the guide finger are withdrawn from the lower coin by means of the second conveyor belt arranged above the guide finger and conveyed back onto the coin plate via the narrow and thin guide fingers.

Im Gegensatz zu den bekannten, in einem Abstand vom und oberhalb des Münztellers angeordneten zweiten Münzabstreiferarmen, welche die jeweils oberen Münzen festhalten und hinter der unteren Münze passieren lassen oder wieder auf den Münzteller zurückführen, leitet der unmittelbar oberhalb des Münztellers angeordnete, schmale und dünne Leitfinger jeweils die untere Münze ab und führt diese dem Einlauf in die Führungsbahn zu, wohingegen die oberen Münzen mittels des oberhalb, des Leitfingers angebrachten zweiten Förderbandes in Bewegungsrichtung des Münztellers auf diesem weitergefördert werden.In contrast to the known second coin stripper arms, which are arranged at a distance from and above the coin plate, which hold the upper coins in each case and let them pass behind the lower coin or return them to the coin plate, the narrow and thin guide finger arranged directly above the coin plate guides in each case remove the lower coin and feed it to the inlet into the guideway, whereas the upper coins are conveyed further on the coin plate in the direction of movement of the coin plate by means of the second conveyor belt arranged above it.

Somit ist eine absolute Sicherheit gegen das Auftreten von Doppelmünzen im Einlauf der Führungsbahn gegeben. Die Vereinzelung der Doppelmünzen erfolgt auch unmittelbar auf dem Münzteller, so daß im Gegensatz zur bekannten Aussonderung der Doppelmünzen nach dem Verlassen des Münztellers ein wesentlicher Vorteil darin besteht, daß die Münzen nicht manuell oder durch durch besondere mechanische Vorrichtungen aus einer Ausfallöffnung erneut dem Münzteller zugeführt werden müssen.So there is absolute security against that Occurrence of double coins in the inlet of the guideway. The separation of the double coins is also carried out directly on the coin plate, so that, in contrast to the known separation of the double coins after leaving the coin plate, there is a significant advantage that the coins are not fed back to the coin plate manually or by special mechanical devices from a dropout opening have to.

Die Dicke des Leitfingers ist kleiner als die Dicke der dünnsten Münze und beträgt insbesondere etwa 1 mm. Der Leitfinger ist dabei aus hochfestem, verschleißarmem Stahlblech ausgebildet. Der Leitfinger ist in bevorzugter Weise unter einem spitzen Winkel gegen den Radius des Münztellers in Richtung auf den Einlauf gerichtet und als abgewinkelte Verlängerung der Leitschiene der Führungsbahn ausgebildet. Hierdurch wird eine günstige Ableitung der Münzen vom Münzteller mittels des Leitfingers ermöglicht, wodurch die Münzen gleichzeitig an die Leitschiene der Führungsbahn herangefördert werden.The thickness of the guide finger is smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin and is in particular about 1 mm. The guide finger is made of high-strength, wear-resistant steel sheet. The guide finger is preferably directed at an acute angle against the radius of the coin plate in the direction of the inlet and is designed as an angled extension of the guide rail of the guideway. This enables the coins to be conveniently derived from the coin plate by means of the guide finger, as a result of which the coins are simultaneously conveyed to the guide rail of the guideway.

Es ist zwar aus der DE 11 99 528 bereits eine über den Münzteller ragende Verlängerung der Leitschiene vorbekannt. Dabei ist die Führungsbahn jedoch radial zum Münzteller gerichtet, wobei die Verlängerung der Leitschiene lediglich die Aufgabe hat, die Münzen vom Münzteller abzuleiten und in die radial anschließende Führungsbahn zu lenken. Da mit einer solchen Vorrichtung nur eine Münzensorte, d. h. Münzen gleicher Durchmesser und Dicken gezählt werden, wobei durch Einstellung des ersten Münzabstreiferarmes auf die Dicke der Münzen keine Doppelmünzen auftreten können, besteht hierbei das Problem der Doppelmünze nicht.It is already known from DE 11 99 528 an extension of the guide rail protruding over the coin plate. However, the guideway is directed radially to the coin plate, the extension of the guide rail only having the task of guiding the coins away from the coin plate and guiding them into the radially adjoining guideway. Since with such a device only one type of coin, i.e. H. Coins of the same diameter and thickness are counted, and by setting the first coin stripper arm to the thickness of the coins no double coins can occur, the problem of the double coin does not exist.

Die Erfindung ist nachfolgend anhand eines in den Zeichnungen dargestellten Ausführungsbeispieles näher erläutert. Es zeigen :

  • Fig. 1 eine Draufsicht auf den Münzteller mit der Anordnung des Leitfingers im Einlauf der Führungsbahn,
  • Fig. 2 einen Schnitt gemäß der Linie 11-11 in Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 3 einen Schnitt gemäß der Linie 111-111 in Fig. 1 und
  • Fig. 4, 5 und 6 Draufsichten auf den Münzteller mit Leitfinger und Führungsbahn bei unterschiedlichen Stellungen des im Einlauf der Führungsbahn angebrachten Verschlußes.
The invention is explained below with reference to an embodiment shown in the drawings. Show it :
  • 1 is a plan view of the coin plate with the arrangement of the guide finger in the inlet of the guideway,
  • 2 shows a section along the line 11-11 in Fig. 2,
  • Fig. 3 shows a section along the line 111-111 in Fig. 1 and
  • Fig. 4, 5 and 6 plan views of the coin plate with guide finger and guideway at different positions of the closure attached in the inlet of the guideway.

Die Münzenvereinzelungsvorrichtung umfaßt ein Rahmengestell 1 mit einer Grundplatte 2 als Oberseite. Auf dieser ist ein horizontaler Münzteller 3 mit zur Zeichenebene der Fig. 1 senkrechter Achse 4 in der Ebene der Grundplatte 2 in Richtung des Pfeiles 5 drehbar gelagert und von einem an der Grundplatte 2 festmontierten Tellerkragen 6 umgeben, der eine Aussparung im Bereich des Einlaufs 7 in die Führungsbahn 8 umfaßt. Entlang der Führungsbahn 8 erstreckt sich unter einem kleinen Winkel gegen die Führungskante 9 einer Leitschiene 10 für die Münzen 11 ein Transportband 12, das im Bereich des Einlaufes 7 in die Führungsbahn 8 um eine Umlenkrolle 13 geführt ist, die an einem oberhalb der Grundplatte 2 schwenkbar angelenkten, nicht näher dargestellten Bügel gelagert ist.The coin separating device comprises a frame 1 with a base plate 2 as the top. A horizontal coin plate 3 with an axis 4 perpendicular to the drawing plane of FIG. 1 is rotatably mounted on this in the plane of the base plate 2 in the direction of the arrow 5 and is surrounded by a plate collar 6 fixedly attached to the base plate 2 and having a recess in the area of the inlet 7 includes in the guideway 8. A conveyor belt 12 extends along the guideway 8 at a small angle against the guiding edge 9 of a guide rail 10 for the coins 11, which conveyor belt is guided in the region of the inlet 7 into the guideway 8 around a deflection roller 13 which can be pivoted on one above the base plate 2 hinged, not shown bracket is stored.

Vor dem Einlauf 7 in die Führungsbahn 8 erstreckt sich oberhalb des Münztellers 3 ein in der Höhe einstellbarer, aber im Betrieb feststehend angeordneter Münzabstreiferarm 14, dessen Unterkante 14' von der Oberfläche des Münztellers 3 in einem Abstand angeordnet ist, der etwas größer ist als die Dicke der dicksten Münze 11. Der Münzabstreiferarm 14 verläuft im wesentlichen parallel zur Führungsbahn 8. Er weist ein Führungsblech 14" zur Ausbildung eines Führungskanals auf, welches kurz vor einer Münzenleitnase 6' endet, die mit der Führungskante 9 etwa in einer Flucht liegt.In front of the inlet 7 into the guideway 8, a coin wiper arm 14, which is adjustable in height but is fixed during operation, extends above the coin plate 3, the lower edge 14 'of which is arranged at a distance from the surface of the coin plate 3 which is somewhat larger than that Thickness of the thickest coin 11. The coin stripper arm 14 runs essentially parallel to the guide track 8. It has a guide plate 14 ″ for forming a guide channel which ends shortly before a coin guide nose 6 ′ which is approximately aligned with the guide edge 9.

Zwischen dem ersten Münzabstreiferarm 14 und dem Einlauf 7 in die Führungsbahn 8 ist ein zweiter Münzabstreiferarm 15 angeordnet. Dieser ist als schmaler und dünner Leitfinger 16 ausgebildet, dessen Dicke kleiner ist als die Dicke der dünnsten Münze 11, wobei die Dicke des Leitfingers 16 vorzugsweise etwa 1 mm beträgt. Der Leitfinger 16 ist unmittelbar oberhalb des Münztellers 3 angeordnet und in Verlängerung der Leitschiene 10 der Führungsbahn 8 ausgebildet. Der Leitfinger 16 ragt im wesentlichen radial über den Münzteller 3 jedoch vorzugsweise unter einem spitzen Winkel α gegen den Radius des Münztellers 3, wobei der Leitfinger 16 um den Winkel α in Richtung auf den Eihlauf 7 der Führungbahn 8 geschwenkt ist. Der Leitfinger 16 ist fest an der Leitschiene 10 angebracht, seine Vorderkante 17 geht unmittelbar in die Führungskante 9 für die Münzen 11 über. Das freie Ende des Leitfingers 16 ragt bis etwa unterhalb des ersten Münzabstreiferarmes 14. Unmittelbar unterhalb des Leitfingers 16 läuft der Münzteller 3 frei unter demselben durch. Oberhalb des Leitfingers 16 ist ein zweites Förderband 18 im wesentlichen parallel zum Förderband 12 angeordnet, das oberhalb der Führungbahn 8 umläuft. Das Förderband 18 läuft um eine Umlenkrolle 19 um, die oberhalb des Einlaufes 7 ebenfalls an dem nicht näher dargestellten, an der Grundplatte 2 schwenkbar angelenkten Bügel gelagert ist.A second coin stripper arm 15 is arranged between the first coin stripper arm 14 and the inlet 7 into the guideway 8. This is designed as a narrow and thin guide finger 16, the thickness of which is smaller than the thickness of the thinnest coin 11, the thickness of the guide finger 16 preferably being approximately 1 mm. The guide finger 16 is arranged directly above the coin plate 3 and is formed as an extension of the guide rail 10 of the guideway 8. The guide finger 16 projects essentially radially over the coin plate 3, but preferably at an acute angle α against the radius of the coin plate 3, the guide finger 16 being pivoted by the angle α in the direction of the egg run 7 of the guide track 8. The guide finger 16 is fixedly attached to the guide rail 10, its front edge 17 merges directly into the guide edge 9 for the coins 11. The free end of the guide finger 16 protrudes approximately below the first coin stripper arm 14. Immediately below the guide finger 16, the coin plate 3 runs freely beneath it. Above the guide finger 16, a second conveyor belt 18 is arranged essentially parallel to the conveyor belt 12, which rotates above the guide track 8. The conveyor belt 18 runs around a deflection roller 19 which is also mounted above the inlet 7 on the bracket (not shown in more detail) which is pivotably articulated on the base plate 2.

Im Einlauf 7 ist ferner gegenüber dem Leitfinger 16 ein die Breite des Einlaufes 7 an den Durchmesser der Münzen 11 anpassender Verschluß 20 angeordnet, der aus einem unter Wirkung einer Feder 21 stehenden Hebelarm 22, der um eine gehäusefeste Achse 23 schwenkbar ist, und einem an diesem über die Achse 24 gelenkig angelenkten sichelförmigen Verschlußelement 25 ausgebildet ist.In the inlet 7 there is also a closure 20 which adjusts the width of the inlet 7 to the diameter of the coins 11 and which consists of a lever arm 22, which is pivotable about a shaft 23 which is fixed to the housing, and which adjusts the width of the inlet 7 this is formed articulated about the axis 24 crescent-shaped closure element 25.

Die Funktion der vorher beschriebenen Münzenvereinzelungsvorrichtung wird nachfolgend näher erläutert.The function of the coin separating device described above is explained in more detail below.

Bei einer Drehung des Münztellers 3 in Richtung des Pfeiles 5 um die Achse 4 werden die Münzen 11 in Richtung auf den Einlauf 7 der Führungsbahn 8 geführt. Mittels des ersten Münzabstreiferarmes 14, dessen Unterkante 14' im Abstand der dicksten Münze 11 vom Münzteller 3 eingestellt ist, werden bereits solche Doppelmünzen ausgesondert, deren Gesamtdicke größer ist als die Dicke der dicksten Münze 11. Unter Doppelmünze werden hier doppelt oder dreifach übereinanderliegende Münzen bezeichnet, deren Gesamtdicke kleiner ist als die Dicke der dicksten Münze. Solche Doppelmünzen laufen nach dem Passieren des ersten Münzabstreiferarmes 14 gegen den zweiten Münzabstreiferarm 15, welcher durch den schmalen und dünnen Leitfinger 16 gebildet ist. An der Vorderkante 17 des Leitfingers 16 entlang werden die unten liegenden Münzen 11 einer Doppelmünze in den Einlauf 7 der Führungsbahn 8 gefördert, was zunächst unter Wirkung der Schleuderkraft des Münztellers 3 und anschließend unter Einwirkung des Untertrums des Förderbandes 12 erfolgt. Jede obere Münze 11, die auf einer auf dem Münzteller 3 aufliegenden Münze 11 liegt, kann nicht in den Einlauf 7 gelangen, da die Dicke des Leitfingers 16 kleiner als die dünnste Münze ist. Die oberen Münzen 11 werden vom Untertrum des zweiten Förderbandes 18 über den Leitfinger 16 gezogen und in Drehrichtung (Pfeil 5) des Münztellers 3 diesem wieder zugeführt. Auf diese Weise erfolgt eine absolut sichere Trennung von Doppelmünzen mit einfachen, nicht verschleißenden Bauteilen, nämlich dem frei über den Münzteller 3 ragenden Leitfinger 15, der an der Leitschiene 10 angebracht ist, und dem über den Leitfinger 16 geführten Förderband 18, dessen Untertrum unmittelbar über der Oberfläche des Leitfingers 15 ausgerichtet ist.When the coin plate 3 rotates in the direction of the arrow 5 about the axis 4, the coins 11 are guided in the direction of the inlet 7 of the guideway 8. By means of the first coin stripper arm 14, the lower edge 14 'of which is set at a distance from the thickest coin 11 from the coin plate 3, such double coins are already used zen separated out, the total thickness of which is greater than the thickness of the thickest coin 11. Here double coins are referred to as double or triple superimposed coins, the total thickness of which is smaller than the thickness of the thickest coin. Such double coins run after passing the first coin stripper arm 14 against the second coin stripper arm 15, which is formed by the narrow and thin guide finger 16. Along the front edge 17 of the guide finger 16, the coins 11 of a double coin lying below are conveyed into the inlet 7 of the guideway 8, which takes place first under the effect of the centrifugal force of the coin plate 3 and then under the action of the lower run of the conveyor belt 12. Any upper coin 11 lying on a coin 11 resting on the coin plate 3 cannot get into the inlet 7, since the thickness of the guide finger 16 is smaller than the thinnest coin. The upper coins 11 are drawn from the lower run of the second conveyor belt 18 over the guide finger 16 and fed back to the coin plate 3 in the direction of rotation (arrow 5). In this way, there is an absolutely safe separation of double coins with simple, non-wearing components, namely the guide finger 15 projecting freely over the coin plate 3, which is attached to the guide rail 10, and the conveyor belt 18 guided over the guide finger 16, the lower strand of which is directly above the surface of the guide finger 15 is aligned.

Sowohl das Förderband 12 als auch das über den Leitfinger 16 laufende Förderband 18 sind am nicht dargestellten Bügel federnd gelagert und können somit ihren Abstand von der Ebene der Führungsbahn 8 bzw. des Münztellers 3 an die Dicke der Münzen 11 bez. einer Doppelmünze anpassen, wobei im letzteren Fall die obere Münze von der an der Vorderkante 17 des Leitfingers 16 entlanggeführten Münze 11 abgezogen wird. Die federnden Bewegungen der Förderbänder 12 und 18 sind in Fig. 2 mit neben den Umlenkrollen 13 bzw. 19 angebrachten Doppelpfeilen dargestelltBoth the conveyor belt 12 and the conveyor belt 18 running over the guide finger 16 are resiliently mounted on the bracket (not shown) and can thus relate their distance from the plane of the guide track 8 or the coin plate 3 to the thickness of the coins 11. adapt a double coin, in the latter case the upper coin being withdrawn from the coin 11 guided along the front edge 17 of the guide finger 16. The resilient movements of the conveyor belts 12 and 18 are shown in FIG. 2 with double arrows attached next to the deflection rollers 13 and 19, respectively

Der Winkel α, um den der Leitfinger 16 gegenüber dem Radius des Münztellers 3 abgewinkelt ist, beträgt zwischen 20 und 30°.The angle α, by which the guide finger 16 is angled with respect to the radius of the coin plate 3, is between 20 and 30 °.

Mit dem Leitfinger 16 wirkt das Verschlußelement 25 zusammen, wie es in den Figuren 4 bis 6 dargestellt ist. Das Verschlußelement 25 verhindert, daß mehrere im Durchmesser kleinere Münzen 11 unmittelbar hinter einer in Durchmesser großen Münze 11 in den Einlauf 7 der Führungsbahn 8 gelangen können. Eine an der Vorderkante 17 des Leitfingers 16 entlanglaufende, im Durchmesser große Münze 11 kann das Verschlußelement 25, das mit einem Anschlag 29 am Arm 22 anliegt, zusammen mit dem Arm 22 in Uhrzeigerrichtung verschwenken, wobei die kreisbogenförmige, konvexe Außenseite 28 des Verschlußelementes 25 an der Münze 11 entlang gleitet. Sobald die im Durchmesser große Münze 11 die Spitze 26 des Verschlußelementes 25 passiert hat (Fig. 5), schnaptt dieses unter Wirkung der Zugfeder 21 in die in Fig. 6 gezeigte Lage, wobei die sichelförmige Aussparung 27 die Münze 11 gegen die Vorderkante 17 des Leitfingers 16 drückt. Von der Außenseite 28 des Verschlußelementes 25 werden nachfolgende im Durchmesser kleinere Münzen 11 in Richtung auf den Leitfinger 16 abgeleitet. Ferner verhindert die Spitze 26, daß hinter der im Durchmesser großen Münze 11 zwei im Durchmesser kleinere Münzen 11 gleichzeitig in den Einlauf 7 gelangen können. Auf diese Weise arbeitet das Versschlußelement 25, dessen Arm 22 in der Ruhelage (Fig. 4) an einem Festanschlag 30 anliegt, in vorzüglicher Weise zusammen mit dem Leitfinger 16.The closure element 25 interacts with the guide finger 16, as shown in FIGS. 4 to 6. The closure element 25 prevents several smaller-diameter coins 11 from entering the inlet 7 of the guideway 8 immediately behind a large-diameter coin 11. A coin 11 which runs along the front edge 17 of the guide finger 16 and has a large diameter can pivot the closure element 25, which rests against the arm 22 with a stop 29, together with the arm 22 in the clockwise direction, the circular-arc-shaped, convex outer side 28 of the closure element 25 slides along the coin 11. As soon as the large-diameter coin 11 has passed the tip 26 of the closure element 25 (FIG. 5), this snaps under the action of the tension spring 21 into the position shown in FIG. 6, the crescent-shaped recess 27 pushing the coin 11 against the front edge 17 of the Leitfingers 16 presses. Subsequent coins 11 of smaller diameter are derived from the outside 28 of the closure element 25 in the direction of the guide finger 16. Furthermore, the tip 26 prevents two coins 11 of smaller diameter from being able to get into the inlet 7 behind the coin 11 with a large diameter. In this way, the closure element 25, the arm 22 of which rests against a fixed stop 30 in the rest position (FIG. 4), works in an excellent manner together with the guide finger 16.

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1. A coin-queueing apparatus for coins of an aggregate of coins being fed from a horizontal coin trap (3) to a horizontal guideway (8) following substantially tangentially to said coin tray and being provided with a transport belt (12) for said coins, comprising a first coin stripping arm (14) arranged above the coin trap in front of the inlet of the guideway and a second coin stripping arm (15) arranged in the path of movement of the coins behind said first coin stripping arm and being directed substantially radially relative to the coin tray, characterised by that the second coin stripping arm (15) is formed as a thin guide finger (16) and arranged in direction of rotation of the coin tray (3) behind the inlet (7) of the guideway (8) directly above the coin tray (3), and that above the guide finger (16), a second transport belt (18) is guided by.
2. A coin-queueing apparatus according to claim 1, characterised by that the thickness of the guide finger (16) is smaller than the thickness of the smallest coin (11).
3. A coin-queueing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, characterised by that the thickness of the guide finger (16) is approximately 1 mm.
4. A coin-queueing apparatus according to claims 1 to 3, characterised by that the guide finger (16) is directed under an acute angle («) relative to the radius of the coin trap (3) in direction of the inlet (7).
5. A coin-queueing apparatus according to claims 1 to 4, characterised by that the guide finger (16) is formed as angled extension of the guide rail (10) extending along the guideway (8) for coins.
6. A coin-queueing apparatus according to claims 1 to 5, characterised by that in the inlet of the guideway (8) opposite to the guide finger (16), . a sickle-shaped locking element (25) pivotally mounted on a spring-loaded, swiveling lever (22) is provided.
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