EP0508560A3 - Method and device for checking coins - Google Patents

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EP0508560A3
EP0508560A3 EP92250081A EP92250081A EP0508560A3 EP 0508560 A3 EP0508560 A3 EP 0508560A3 EP 92250081 A EP92250081 A EP 92250081A EP 92250081 A EP92250081 A EP 92250081A EP 0508560 A3 EP0508560 A3 EP 0508560A3
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checking coins
coins
checking
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EP0508560A2 (en
EP0508560B1 (en
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Hartmut Dipl-Ing Thomas
Jens Dr-Ing Dipl-Ing Hertlein
Eckhardt Dipl-Ing Seher
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ACT GESELLSCHAFT fur SOFT und HARDWARESYSTEME MBH
ACT SOFT HARDWARE
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ACT GESELLSCHAFT fur SOFT und HARDWARESYSTEME MBH
ACT SOFT HARDWARE
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Priority claimed from DE19914112106 external-priority patent/DE4112106C2/en
Priority claimed from DE19914139503 external-priority patent/DE4139503C2/en
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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
    • G07D5/005—Testing the surface pattern, e.g. relief
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • G07D5/10—Testing the rim, e.g. the milling of the rim
EP92250081A 1991-04-11 1992-04-08 Method and device for checking coins Expired - Lifetime EP0508560B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
DE4112106 1991-04-11
DE19914112106 DE4112106C2 (en) 1991-04-11 1991-04-11 Device for receiving, centering and rotating coins
DE4139503 1991-11-27
DE19914139503 DE4139503C2 (en) 1991-11-27 1991-11-27 Method and device for checking coins

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EP0508560A2 EP0508560A2 (en) 1992-10-14
EP0508560A3 true EP0508560A3 (en) 1995-08-23
EP0508560B1 EP0508560B1 (en) 1997-11-26

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EP92250081A Expired - Lifetime EP0508560B1 (en) 1991-04-11 1992-04-08 Method and device for checking coins

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EP (1) EP0508560B1 (en)
JP (1) JP3487868B2 (en)
DE (1) DE59209033D1 (en)

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CA2156787C (en) * 1995-08-23 1999-07-13 Josef W. Schwarzli Coin mechanism with magnetic coin discriminator
DE10018198B4 (en) 2000-04-12 2015-07-23 Phoenix Mecano Digital Elektronik Gmbh Sensor device and method for contactless scanning of a surface of an object
US20040043140A1 (en) * 2002-08-21 2004-03-04 Ramesh Jagannathan Solid state lighting using compressed fluid coatings
EP2071525A1 (en) 2007-12-07 2009-06-17 ACS Solutions Switzerland AG Coin verifier
US7967126B2 (en) * 2008-04-18 2011-06-28 Coinsecure, Inc. Self-centering loading, indexing, and flipping mechanism for coinage and coin analysis

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FR791534A (en) * 1934-09-13 1935-12-12 Clamping and measuring device for workpieces with circular cross-section
CH479128A (en) * 1968-06-07 1969-09-30 Sodeco Compteurs De Geneve Coin validator
EP0213283A1 (en) * 1985-07-26 1987-03-11 Autelca Ag Coin testing apparatus
EP0245805A2 (en) * 1986-05-14 1987-11-19 Ascom Autelca Ag Coin checking apparatus

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US2165471A (en) * 1937-11-20 1939-07-11 Thomas R Freeman Fraud detecting device for coin controlled apparatus
CH604287A5 (en) * 1977-02-11 1978-09-15 Landis & Gyr Ag

Patent Citations (4)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
FR791534A (en) * 1934-09-13 1935-12-12 Clamping and measuring device for workpieces with circular cross-section
CH479128A (en) * 1968-06-07 1969-09-30 Sodeco Compteurs De Geneve Coin validator
EP0213283A1 (en) * 1985-07-26 1987-03-11 Autelca Ag Coin testing apparatus
EP0245805A2 (en) * 1986-05-14 1987-11-19 Ascom Autelca Ag Coin checking apparatus

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DE59209033D1 (en) 1998-01-08
EP0508560A2 (en) 1992-10-14
EP0508560B1 (en) 1997-11-26
JP3487868B2 (en) 2004-01-19
JPH05108919A (en) 1993-04-30
US5361886A (en) 1994-11-08

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