EP1158468A2 - Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Münzen in eine Vielzahl von Ausgangskanälen, insbesondere für Bezahlautomaten und ähnlichem - Google Patents

Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Münzen in eine Vielzahl von Ausgangskanälen, insbesondere für Bezahlautomaten und ähnlichem Download PDF

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EP1158468A2
EP1158468A2 EP01109463A EP01109463A EP1158468A2 EP 1158468 A2 EP1158468 A2 EP 1158468A2 EP 01109463 A EP01109463 A EP 01109463A EP 01109463 A EP01109463 A EP 01109463A EP 1158468 A2 EP1158468 A2 EP 1158468A2
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Mauro Ventura
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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
    • G07D3/14—Apparatus driven under control of coin-sensing elements

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  • the present invention relates to a device for sorting coins into a plurality of output channels, particularly for payment machines and the like.
  • the coin is usually sorted by means of a combination of mechanical gates operated by a plurality of electromechanical actuators (electromagnets and electric motors).
  • the aim of the present invention is to provide a device for sorting coins into a plurality of different output channels which uses a single electromechanical actuator.
  • an object of the present invention is to provide a device for sorting coins into a plurality of different output channels which is provided with means for detecting the position of a coin along the path of such coin, so as to determine the activation or deactivation of the electromechanical device for sorting the coin into one of the plurality of output channels.
  • Another object of the present invention is to provide a device for sorting coins into a plurality of different output channels which is highly reliable, relatively easy to manufacture and at competitive costs.
  • a device for sorting coins into a plurality of different output channels comprising at least one payment receptacle which is adapted to sort, when actuated, the coins into a collection container or toward diverter means adapted to divert said coins toward guiding means for guiding said coins toward a plurality of different output channels, characterized in that it comprises a single electromechanical actuator which is adapted to act simultaneously on said diverter means and on said guiding means in order to make said guiding means pass from an inactive position to an active position, in which they form a passage path for said coins, said diverter means being actuated simultaneously in order to make said coins pass toward said guiding means.
  • the device for sorting coins according to the present invention comprises a payment receptacle 2 which, when activated, allows a coin 3 to pass into a container (not shown), which constitutes the strongbox of the payment machine in which the device according to the invention is accommodated, or toward diverter means 4 which are adapted to divert the coins 3 toward guiding means 5, which are conveniently arranged at an angle to the base plane of the machine in which the device according to the invention is accommodated.
  • the payment receptacle 2 is conveniently provided with first sensor means 6 and with an electromagnet 7 which actuates the payment receptacle 2.
  • the guiding means 5 are in turn provided with an electromagnet 8 which is adapted to activate simultaneously the diverter means 4 and the guiding means 5.
  • the guiding means 5 are provided with a lever 9 which acts on the diverter means 4 when the guiding means 5 are activated by the electromagnet 8.
  • Second sensor means 10 are provided in order to deactivate the guiding means 5 for coins which enter a tube or channel designated by T3.
  • third sensor means 11 are provided in order to deactivate the guiding means 5 for coins which enter the tube designated by T2.
  • Fourth sensor means 12 are arranged at the fourth channel T4, fifth sensor means 13 are arranged at the third channel T3, sixth sensor means 14 are arranged at the second channel T2, and finally seventh sensor means 15 are arranged at the first channel T1.
  • the sensor means 12-15 are adapted to detect whether the coins 3 have entered the respective channels or tubes, designated by T4, T3, T2 and T1.
  • Figure 7 is a perspective view of the device according to the invention, with the guiding means 5 shown in the inactive condition.
  • FIG 3 instead illustrates the condition in which the payment electromagnet 7 and the electromagnet 8 of the diverter means 4 are activated simultaneously.
  • the payment receptacle 2 guides the coins 3 toward the payment channel, but the diverter means 4, which have been activated by the guiding means 5, sort the coins into the guiding means.
  • the payment receptacle 2 is deactivated when the coin 3 has passed the first sensor means 6 and the coins are guided toward the channel or tube T1 by the guiding means 5, which remain activated until the corresponding sensor means 15 confirm that the coin has passed into the corresponding channel or tube T1.
  • Figure 4 is a conceptual diagram for coins 3 which enter the tube T2.
  • the payment electromagnet 7 and the electromagnet 8 of the diverter are activated simultaneously while the payment receptacle 2 conveys the coins 3 toward the payment channel, but the diverter means 4 activated by the guiding means 5 sort the coins into the separator (guiding means 5).
  • the payment electromagnet 7 is then deactivated when the coin has passed the first sensor means 6.
  • the electromagnet 8 is deactivated when the coin 3 affects the sensor means 11.
  • the coin falls automatically into the tube T2 because the guiding means 5, by returning to the inactive position, have left a gap between the walls 18 and 19, as shown in Figure 7.
  • the sensor means 14 confirm that the coin has passed.
  • Figure 5 illustrates a case which is similar to the one described above, in which the coin 3 falls automatically in the tube T3 and the sensor means 13 detect that it has passed.
  • Figure 6 illustrates the case in which the coin 3 falls automatically into the tube T4, with an operation which is fully similar to the ones described above, and the sensor means 12 detect that the coin 3 has passed into the tube or channel T4.
  • guiding means 5 activated is used to refer to the case in which the guiding means are inserted between the two walls 18 and 19 so as to form a path for the passage of the coin.
  • the device according to the invention thus allows, by means of a single electromechanical activator, constituted by the electromagnet 8 which acts on the lever 9 and simultaneously on the guiding means 5, to sort the coins to the various output channels.
  • the device according to the invention has the advantage of reducing the number of electromechanical actuators used as well as the number of mechanical gates required to sort the coins.
  • the materials employed may be any according to requirements and to the state of the art.

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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  • Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)
  • Discharge Of Articles From Conveyors (AREA)
  • Cash Registers Or Receiving Machines (AREA)
EP01109463A 2000-05-03 2001-04-24 Vorrichtung zum Sortieren von Münzen in eine Vielzahl von Ausgangskanälen, insbesondere für Bezahlautomaten und ähnlichem Expired - Lifetime EP1158468B1 (de)

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ITMI000963 2000-05-03
IT2000MI000963A IT1317449B1 (it) 2000-05-03 2000-05-03 Dispositivo per l'indirizzamento di monete in una pluralita' di canali di uscita, particolarmente epr apparecchiature di pagamento e simili.

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EP1968019A1 (de) * 2007-03-07 2008-09-10 Comestero Group S.R.L. Münzsortiervorrichtung

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EP0092733A1 (de) * 1982-04-28 1983-11-02 Groupement d'Intérêt Economique régi par l'ordonnance du 23 septembre 1967 dit: GESI Münzmagazin für Zahlungssystem, mit Kassierung und Rückgabe von Münzen
US4650057A (en) * 1984-10-12 1987-03-17 Igt Encoder/diverter unit for coin-operated machine
EP0343967A2 (de) * 1988-05-26 1989-11-29 Mars Incorporated Weichenvorrichtung für münzbetriebene Maschinen
EP0447890A2 (de) * 1990-03-09 1991-09-25 Alcatel Citesa, S.A. Einkanalige Vorrichtung zum Prüfen, Speichern und Sammeln von Münzen
US5468181A (en) * 1990-09-20 1995-11-21 Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux Coin processing apparatus
US5988348A (en) * 1996-06-28 1999-11-23 Coinstar, Inc. Coin discrimination apparatus and method

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EP0092733A1 (de) * 1982-04-28 1983-11-02 Groupement d'Intérêt Economique régi par l'ordonnance du 23 septembre 1967 dit: GESI Münzmagazin für Zahlungssystem, mit Kassierung und Rückgabe von Münzen
US4650057A (en) * 1984-10-12 1987-03-17 Igt Encoder/diverter unit for coin-operated machine
EP0343967A2 (de) * 1988-05-26 1989-11-29 Mars Incorporated Weichenvorrichtung für münzbetriebene Maschinen
EP0447890A2 (de) * 1990-03-09 1991-09-25 Alcatel Citesa, S.A. Einkanalige Vorrichtung zum Prüfen, Speichern und Sammeln von Münzen
US5468181A (en) * 1990-09-20 1995-11-21 Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Conlux Coin processing apparatus
US5988348A (en) * 1996-06-28 1999-11-23 Coinstar, Inc. Coin discrimination apparatus and method

Cited By (1)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
EP1968019A1 (de) * 2007-03-07 2008-09-10 Comestero Group S.R.L. Münzsortiervorrichtung

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DE60130516D1 (de) 2007-10-31
ITMI20000963A0 (it) 2000-05-03
EP1158468A3 (de) 2003-07-23
EP1158468B1 (de) 2007-09-19

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