Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F17/00—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services
  • G07F17/32—Coin-freed apparatus for hiring articles; Coin-freed facilities or services for games, toys, sports, or amusements
  • G07F17/3244—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes
  • G07F17/3248—Payment aspects of a gaming system, e.g. payment schemes, setting payout ratio, bonus or consolation prizes involving non-monetary media of fixed value, e.g. casino chips of fixed value
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
  • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
  • A44C3/00—Medals; Badges
  • A44C3/004—Medals
• • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
  • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
  • A44C—PERSONAL ADORNMENTS, e.g. JEWELLERY; COINS
  • A44C21/00—Coins; Emergency money; Beer or gambling coins or tokens, or the like
• • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
  • B44—DECORATIVE ARTS
  • B44C—PRODUCING DECORATIVE EFFECTS; MOSAICS; TARSIA WORK; PAPERHANGING
  • B44C5/00—Processes for producing special ornamental bodies
• • G—PHYSICS
  • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
  • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
  • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
  • G07F1/06—Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T29/00—Metal working
  • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T29/00—Metal working
  • Y10T29/49—Method of mechanical manufacture
  • Y10T29/49826—Assembling or joining
• • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
  • Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
  • Y10T—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION
  • Y10T83/00—Cutting
  • Y10T83/04—Processes

Definitions

• the present invention relates to a coin, medal or a casino token according to the preamble of claim 1, as well as a method for producing a coin, medal or a casino token according to claim 14 and / or 15. For the sake of simplicity, only one of them "Coin" spoken.
• Electromagnetic properties frequency-dependent, so far unilaterally tested by a sensor As a measure of the reliable detectability of the coins in electronic coin validators is spoken by machine verifiability or automatic security.
• the coins can be made of solid material or a multilayer material. The different layers can be produced by electroplating or plating. Galvanic coins usually consist of a mild steel core on which metals or alloys are deposited symmetrically. A single layer with layer thicknesses of approx. 25 ⁇ . But there are also two-ply layers.
• galvanic products have the disadvantage that the layer thicknesses increase over the diameter of the center to the edge by the deposition kinetics (bone profile) and additionally the steel core in the coin validator can dominate in terms of electromagnetic properties, ie the run lengths are considered too low.
• the layer thickness is constant over the
• Diameter - this can be used to restrict the measuring window of the test sensors accordingly.
• the layer structure is 3-ply symmetrical - as in the case of the cores of the "1" and "2" euro coins.
• 5-ply coins of symmetrical construction there are also known 5-ply coins of symmetrical construction.
• further layers are conceivable - so-called multiple clad coins.
• These can have additional layers by means of galvanic processes, wherein the structure can be symmetrical as well as asymmetrical and
• the decisive feature is - in addition to the multi-layered
• Core material also the punching scrap of the ring material.
• Electroplating, or other application of components produce.
• the further production of the turning coin then consists of inserting the punched-out core material of the plating composite back into the ring and adding it. This creates a coin that is colored on one side on the ring the color of the core of the
• edge can recognize the colors of the different alloys. This edge feature is described for 3-layer cladding as a security feature, for example, already in DE 390318 A.
• the joining process of the turning coins is machine with
• Another feature is the different colors of the front and back with respect to the ring and the core as optical Safety feature.
• the border reflects the color aspects of the individual plating components.
• coins apart from the edge of the coin, have two sides or surfaces.
• the two sides or each side can or may respectively
• the first side may be formed entirely of a first material and the second side may be formed entirely of a second material, with the first material correspondingly different from the second material.
• Bicolor coins are coins made up of a ring and a core.
• the ring is usually solid material, the core can - as in the case of the "1" and "2" euro coins are plated.
• the term Bicolor thus refers to the differences in color regarding the consideration of one and the same page. In this respect, conventional bicolour coins result in different material combinations per side.
• Bicolour coins can be single or multi-layered.
• the sides of the coin are each formed in sections by the core and the ring.
• one side of the coin through the outer layer of the core of a first material and the outer layer of the ring of a second material and the other side of the coin through the outer layer of the core of the second Material and the outer layer of the ring formed from the first material.
• this type of coins can also as
• Bicolorlessnessmünze be designated.
• Bicoloured coins can also be multi-layered.
• Coin validators can result in particular when the sides of the coin each have different materials facing each other, such as in the case of two or multi-layered coins, or the sides themselves are formed from respectively different combinations of materials, such as bicoloured coins.
• the object of the present invention was now to propose an improved coin in terms of verifiability by an electronic coin validator, in particular to propose a coin with different materials or combinations of materials per page, in a single-acting coin validator
• this object is achieved by a coin having the characterizing features of claim 1.
• the first layer is between " ⁇ and 90 ⁇ , preferably 20 ⁇ thick
• the second layer can indeed be optically at least partially covered.
• the first layer is thin enough that the detection of the second layer is not unduly hindered by an electronic coin validator In this respect, through the
• an at least two-colored coin can be provided, however, which can be reliably detected by a particular set up for the detection of the material of the second layer electronic coin validator.
• the coin according to the invention be passed by any side of a single-sided electronic coin validator.
• the coin has two layers, the first layer at least partially the first side of the coin and the second layer at least partially form the second side of the coin or the first layer of the first side and the second layer faces the second side of the coin.
• the first layer effectively covers the second layer facing it.
• a coin can also be used
• the two-layer variant can be produced very inexpensively.
• the second layer is 0.8 to 2.8 mm, preferably 1.8 mm thick.
• the second layer forms in a sense, the basic body of the coin, from which the actual mechanical stability of the coin arises.
• the coin comprises a further second layer of the second material and a base body, wherein the first second layer and the first layer on one side of the base body and the other second layer on the is arranged opposite side of the base body, wherein the first layer at least partially the first side of the
• Coin and the other second layer at least partially form the second side of the coin and / or the first layer of the first side and the further second layer of the second side of the coin faces.
• a coin according to the invention is
• the main body itself can be constructed in one or more layers and preferably represents the actually stable part of the coin.
• the second layers can also be substantially thinner than in the two-layered variant.
• the second layer and the further second layer between 50 ⁇ to ⁇ , preferably 300 ⁇ to 400 ⁇ thick. Accordingly, costly material of the second layers may be saved here if necessary.
• the coin is formed from a ring and a core arranged within the ring, wherein the core and / or the ring, the first layer, the second layer and in particular the further second layer and the main body having.
• the coin is constructed as a bicolour or bicoloured coin with preferably a two- or four-layered core and / or ring.
• the first and second layers may be provided respectively in the core and the ring, as well as only in the core or the ring.
• the core and / or the ring may be constructed in two or more layers.
• the core and / or ring may contain only the above-mentioned two-layer structure.
• the core and / or ring may also contain the above-mentioned four-layered or multi-layered structure, in particular with the first layer, the second layer, the base body and the second second layer.
• the first layer of the core is arranged on the opposite side of the first layer of the ring. This puts in
• a bicolour turning coin with a turned core or ring Such a coin according to the invention, equipped with many optical distinguishing features, can be produced comparatively easily and with very little scrap, since both core and ring can be punched out of one and the same starting material. Subsequently, for example, only the core is rotated and inserted into the ring. As a result, a coin having, for example, the first layer at the ring and the second layer at the core results as outer visible layers on one side and the second layer on the ring and the first layer on the core as outer layers on the other side of the coin. The reliable detectability through a one-sided coin validator is still guaranteed despite the many optical differentiation features.
• the coin has a layer of a third material, on the opposite side of the first layer is arranged.
• the same requirements should be imposed on the third material as on the material of the first layer, however, the first material and the third material should differ in order to ensure different colorations.
• the third material should be selected from the group defined for the first material, but not the same as the first material in the coin.
• the third layer should have the same thickness or be in the same thickness range as the first layer. In this way, the second layer of the other coin side - if desired - also with a selected
• this layer can also be penetrated by the sensor calibrated on the second layer and the underlying second layer can be detected.
• materials for the first layer are preferably copper or copper alloys, such as CuNi8, C-uNMO,
• the first material and / or the second material has an electrical conductivity of 4 to 106% IACS, preferably 4 to 30% IACS.
• Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a coin according to the invention
• Composite material is produced, the required thicknesses of the layers can be achieved very easily and above all in their thickness very constant over the surface of the coin can be formed, whereby a very reliable detection of the second layer can be achieved.
• the individual layers can be used
• Fig. 1 a coin according to the invention in a cut
• FIG. 2 shows a coin according to the invention in a view on the first side
• FIG. 3 shows a coin according to the invention in a view onto the second side;
• FIG. Fig. 4 shows a second embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 5 shows a second embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 6 shows a second embodiment of an inventive
• FIG. 7 shows a third embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 8 shows a third embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 10 is a plated sheet composite material for a
• FIGS. 7 to 9 shows a schematic illustration of the production process for a coin according to the invention according to FIGS. 7 to 9;
• FIG. 12 shows a schematic illustration of the production process for a coin according to the invention according to FIGS. 7 to 9.
• FIG. 13 shows a further embodiment of a coin according to the invention
• Fig. 14 shows a further embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 15 shows a further embodiment of an inventive
• Fig. 16 shows a further embodiment of an inventive
• FIG. 17 shows a further embodiment of an inventive
• Coin in particular with a two-layer core and a ring of solid material; a further embodiment of a coin according to the invention, in particular with a multilayer core and a ring made of solid material; a further embodiment of a coin according to the invention, in particular with a multilayer core and a ring made of solid material; a further embodiment of a coin according to the invention, in particular with a core of solid material and a multilayer ring.
• a coin according to the invention has at least one first layer 1 of a first material and a second layer 2 and possibly a further second layer 2 ' of a second material.
• the first, very thin layer 1 at least partially forms the first side of the coin, while the second layer 2 immediately below the first Layer is arranged.
• the second layer 2 or the further second layer 2 ' of an identical material forms in sections the other side of the coin.
• the other side of the coin can also be formed in sections by a layer 6, which will be discussed below.
• the multicolor of the coin is ensured by the different materials of the layers.
• the first layer 1 is thin enough and / or chosen from the material so that it does not cover the underlying second layer 2 or only to a degree for detection by the electronic coin validator that results from the first layer 1
• Deviations can be filtered out or in one
• Second layer material 2 furnished electronic
• Coin validator will accordingly detect the second layer 2 or the material of the second layer 2 under the first layer 1 with sufficient certainty.
• the second layer or further second layer facing the other side is in any case calibrated by one onto the material of the second layer or the further second layer
• the coin can be detected from both sides by an electronic coin validator.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• copper materials have as materials for the layers different materials.
• first layer 1 in addition to (technically) pure copper, and alloys such as CuNi8, CuNi10, CuZn6723 or CuZn20Ni5, as well as all common coinage materials in question.
• second layer besides (technical) pure copper also alloys such as CuNi25 or CuZn20Ni5, as well as all common coin materials in question.
• the selection of the materials for the layers can also be based on their electrical conductivity, also referred to as conductivity.
• electrical conductivity also referred to as conductivity.
• values of 4 to 106% lACS, preferably 4 to 30% lACS, have proven to be particularly advantageous for the layers.
• the first layer 1 preferably has an electrical conductivity of 4 to 106% lACS, preferably 4 to 30% lACS, and the second layer 2 or the further second layer 2 ' one
• IACS electrical conductivity of 4 to 106% lACS, preferably 4 to 30% lACS.
• first layer 1 of, for example, CuNMO and at least one second layer 2, if appropriate also a (second) second layer 2 ' of, for example, CuNi25.
• second layers 2 and 2 ' are each off
• the first layer 1 has a thickness in the range between 10 ⁇ to 90 ⁇ , preferably 10 ⁇ to ⁇ , more preferably 20 ⁇ . It should be noted that the previous and following
• Thickness indications which should also include boundary values, i.
• the first layer may also be exactly 10 ⁇ or ⁇ thick.
• the second layers 2, 2 ' can be in different Thickness, but are always made of the same material.
• first page and second page are used to distinguish the two sides of the coin - it could also be from the front and back
• a coin according to the invention in a first embodiment comprises exclusively the first layer 1 and the second layer 2.
• the first layer 1 faces the first side and the second layer 2 the second side.
• the second layer 2 has a thickness of 0.8 mm to 2.8 mm, preferably 1.8 mm.
• the sides 1 and the second layer as the second side can be gold, silver, bronze or reddish, depending on the material. Decisive is the color different appearance of the front and back.
• the first side of the coin is bronze-colored and with the second layer 2, the second side of the coin is silver-colored.
• a coin according to the invention in a second embodiment comprises the first layer 1 and twice the second layer 2, 2 ' and a base body 3. From the first side to the second side of the coin, the sequence of layers is as follows: first layer 1, second layer 2 , Main body 3, (second) second layer 2 ' .
• the second layers 2, 2 ' are 50 ⁇ to ⁇ , preferably 300 ⁇ up to 400 ⁇ thick.
• the main body 3 preferably consists of a layer or layer and has a thickness of 40 ⁇ to 650 ⁇ , preferably ⁇ on. Alternatively, the main body 3 may consist of several layers.
• a coin according to the invention in a third embodiment, in particular as a bicoloured coin, comprises an outer ring 5 and a core 4.
• the core 4 is inserted in the ring 5,
• the core 4 comprises the first layer 1, two second layers 2, 2 ' and the main body 3.
• the core 4 can therefore be constructed like the coin in the aforementioned paragraph, that is the second
• Layers 2, 2 ' are 50 ⁇ to 600 ⁇ , preferably 300 ⁇ to 400 ⁇ thick.
• the main body 3 is preferably made of a layer or a solid material and has a thickness of 40 ⁇ to 650 ⁇ , preferably 100 m. However, the main body 3 of the core 4 may also be constructed in multiple layers.
• the ring 5 comprises the first layer, two second layers 2, 2 ' and the main body 3.
• the second layers 2, 2 ' are 50 to 600 ⁇ , preferably 300 to 400 ⁇ thick.
• the main body 3 of the ring 5 can be on or
• the ring 5 or the core 4 can also be constructed in a conventional manner or be made massive,
• the core 4 is inversely inserted into the ring 5, ie the first layer 1 of the ring 5 and the second layer 2 of the core 4 form the first side in sections or face the first side and the
• (second) second layer 2 'of the ring 5 and the first layer 1 of the core 4 form in sections the second side of the coin or are facing the second side.
• the production of the coins according to the invention is preferably carried out by plating, in particular roll-plating. However, other methods are also conceivable, such as electroplating, etc.
• the first layer for example made of CuNMO, on a sheet, such as CuNi25, plated.
• the metal sheet represents the second layer 2.
• the coins according to the invention are punched out of the thus produced plated composite sheet material.
• the coins are punched out of the thus produced clad laminar composite material.
• first laminate the first layer onto one of the second layers it is also conceivable to first laminate the first layer onto one of the second layers. Subsequently, for example, a second second layer can be clad on the base body and then the combination of the already clad first and second layer are plated on the base body.
• both cores 4 and rings 5 are punched out of the thus produced clad composite material.
• the cores 4 are rotated, reversed accordingly inserted into the rings 5 and suitably fastened, for example by pressing.
• the coins having at least two differently colored top and bottom sides, or even on the first side and the second side have different colors (third embodiment). However, everyone is united
• Coins according to the invention that they are very tamper-proof due to the different colors. In addition, such coins are also reliably detectable with commercially available, ie one-sided, valid coin validators. In essence, this effect is based on the fact that the sensor is tuned to the second layer 2 or 2 ' , that is to say the coin with the second layer 2 or 2 ' is fed directly to the sensor, in each case a reliable detection of the coin instead of. With the coin according to the invention but also the other side can be reliably measured. This is essentially due to the fact that the first layer 1 of, for example, CuNMO, the electromagnetic measurement of the underlying second layer 2 of, for example, CuNi25 only
• coin according to the invention can also be safely checked from the side with the first layer 1 from. As a result, it does not matter how the coin is inserted into the coin validator.
• a further layer 6 of a third material may be used.
• a second layer 2 or the further second layer 2 ' may be coated with a layer 6.
• she in order to ensure a different coloration of the two sides of the coin can not be made of the same material as the first layer. For example, the same
• the layer 6, like the first layer, should also be between 10 ⁇ and 90 ⁇ , preferably 20 ⁇ thick and it should also in the third material of the layer 6 to a
• the layer 6 should also have an electrical conductivity of 4 to 106% IACS, preferably 4 to 30% IACS.
• the result is a coin, as shown for example in Figs. 13 to 15.
• the first layer 1 forms one side of the coin and the layer 6 forms the other side of the coin.
• the materials of the aforementioned layers are
• the underlying second layer 2 can be detected from both sides.
• the principle can be transferred both to the basic body versions and to the turning coin.
• FIGS. 16 to 19 show further embodiments of the invention
• Ring material the material of the second layer 2 has been selected.
• Fig. 20 is to indicate that the combination of first layer 1 and second layer 2 and the other layers can also be located only in the ring.

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