US3605970A - Coin receiving and reimbursing apparatus - Google Patents

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US3605970A
US3605970A US12014A US3605970DA US3605970A US 3605970 A US3605970 A US 3605970A US 12014 A US12014 A US 12014A US 3605970D A US3605970D A US 3605970DA US 3605970 A US3605970 A US 3605970A
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Edouard De Crepy
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APP AUTOMATIQUES TAXIMETRE TAX
Sa Francaise Des Appareils Automatiques Taximetre-Taxiphone
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • G07F1/04—Coin chutes
    • G07F1/047—Coin chutes with means for temporarily storing coins

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  • the present invention relates to an apparatus for receiving and reimbursing coins.
  • said coin storage channel comprises in its lower portion a retractable pivoting segment adapted to direct the accumulated coins towards a reimbursement cup.
  • a safety device is provided for automatically diverging the coins discharged from the storage channel towards said cash-box in case the magazine were not fitted in position.
  • the apparatus according to this invention is designed for receiving and reimbursing coins having four different values.
  • it comprises essentially four vertical parallel plates 1, 2, 3 and 4 having associated therewith four tubes 5, 6, 7 and 8, respectively, constituting a coin magazine designated in general by the reference numeral 9.
  • This magazine 9 comprises a common base plate 11 rigid with said tubes 5 to 8.
  • the magazine 9 is detachably mounted in the frame structure 12 of the apparatus, so that it can easily be removed from, and replaced in, its operative position.
  • the magazine 9 is supported by suitable means not shown to simplify the drawing.
  • this tube 5 of magazine 9 is disposed behind, and adjacent to the rear face of, plate 1.
  • This tube 5 is inclined to the vertical by about 30 but this angular value should not be construed as limiting the present invention.
  • the plate 1 On its front face the plate 1 carries a coin-receiving duct 13 inclined to the horizontal and adapted to receive the coins A inserted by the user of the apparatus; as they roll down this channel 13 the coins A engage a coin selector (not shown) of any known and suitable type. If a coin is refused by this selector, it is rejected directly in the direction of the arrow f into a vertical passage 14 leading into a money-back cup or trough 15 disposed at the lower portion of the apparatus.
  • a coin selector not shown
  • a photocell device 21 co-acts with a light source (not shown) so as to emit an electric pulse each time the beam emitted from the light source is blocked by a coin A.
  • This pulse is delivered to a counter to detect the number of coins introduced into the apparatus.
  • a switch lever 22 fulcrumed about a horizontal pin 23.
  • This lever 22 pivots freely and is formed with a nose 24 adapted, when a coin is dropped into the channel 17, to move across the orifice 16, due to the engagement of a shank 25 of this lever 22 which projects into the channel 17 by the falling coin A. Under these conditions, the nose 24 causes the next coin A to be diverted into the vertical passage 14.
  • the arrangement will prevent two coins from being introduced in close succession into the channel 17 and the photocell device 21 from operating only once, as this would cause the erroneous transmission of one electric pulse instead of two.
  • the inner guide wall 19 is replaced or prolonged by a segment 26 pivotally mounted about a pivot pin 27.
  • the pivotal movement of this segment 26 is controlled by the user when he actuates the pay-back push-button normally provided on the housing of the apparatus. This control action may take place either through direct mechanical means or through an electric motor energized when depressing said pushbutton, so as to drive a rotary shaft 30 carrying a cam 28 actuating in turn a pivoting lever 29 operatively connected through a link 31 to said segment 26.
  • the payment of the coins A accumulated in the lower portion of channel 17 is positively facilitated by the provision of a discharge stud or brush 33 carried by the outer end of a radial arm 34 rigid with a shaft 35 extending through the four plates 1 to 4.
  • This shaft '35 is rotatably driven from an electric motor 40 so as to perform a complete revolution each time the payment of coins must take place. This can occur when the service demanded to the apparatus has been performed (such as the sale of an article, the delivery of a ticket, etc.), and causes a Sale signal to be emitted for energizing this electric motor.
  • the arm 34 is rotated in the counterclockwise direction (FIG.
  • the coins A are also diverted directly as shown by the arrow 1 towards the storage cash-box in case the magazine 9 were not properly positioned.
  • a blade 38 would be interposed at the position normally occupied by the top orifice of tube 5.
  • This blade 38 is slidably mounted and furthermore pivoted to an arm 39 pivoted in turn about a pin 41 and formed with a lateral nose extension 42.
  • This nose extension 42 normally projects into the path of the upper end of tube 5 when the magazine 9 is re-inserted into the apparatus to its operative position.
  • the change is given, for each coin having a predetermined excess value, by means of an electromagnet 43 comprising a pivoting armature 44 acting upon a pawl 45 reciprocated by a mechanism 46 driven from an electric motor 47.
  • the pawl 45 has a hook-shaped end 4511 co-acting with a finger 48 rigid with a sliding member 49.
  • This member 49 is slidably mounted in the base member 11 of magazine 9 so as to either close the lower end of tube 5 or free same to permit the fall of one coin at a time.
  • the sliding member 48 is urged by spring means 51 to its inoperative position in which it closes the lower end of tube 5.
  • Each reciprocation of sliding member 49 which corresponds to the reimbursement of one coin is detected by a photocell device 50 emitting upon each beam-blocking step a pulse fed to a counter.
  • the electromagnet 43 remains energized during a number of reciprocations of pawl 45 which corresponds to the number of coins to be paid back. Throughout this time period, the armature 44 of this electromagnet causes the pawl 45 to be operatively connected to the finger 48, thus moving the sliding member 49.
  • the safety device provided to this end consists of another photocell device 53 disposed at the lower end of tube 5, externally thereof, and registering with a hole 54 formed through the wall of the tube. Opposite this hole 54 is another hole 55 registering with a light source 56. As long as the tube 5 contains a sufi'lcient number of coins, these coins block the light beam emitted from the light source 56 towards the photocell 53, so that the apparatus operates normally. When the number of coins in the tube drops below the predetermined number or value, the photocell 53 is illuminated by the light source 56 and controls an electronic device of known type which delivers a corresponding signal.
  • An apparatus as set forth in claim 7, which comprises a lever pivotally mounted on said plate in near the upper portion of said coin-accumulating tube, a blade operatively connected to said pivoting lever and mounted above the upper orifice of said coin-accumulating tube, said pivoting lever normally projecting across the upper portion of said coin-accumulating tube when said magazine is fitted in position, in order to retract said sliding member in this case, said sliding member being adapted to divert the coins towards a cash-box when no magazine is present in the apparatus.
  • An apparatus as set forth in claim 9, which comprises a pair of holes formed through the lower portion of each coin-accumulating tube, a light source disposed on one side of said tube and registering with a first one of said holes, and a photocell device disposed on an opposite side of said tube and registering with a second one of said holes in order to detect if the coins contained in said tube drops below a predetermined minimum value.

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US3768615A (en) * 1970-11-24 1973-10-30 Int Inc Coin mechanism with two-nickel change replenisher and electrical coin return
US5735379A (en) * 1993-09-04 1998-04-07 Nsm Aktiengesellschaft Money-operated entertainment device
US5755618A (en) * 1995-09-14 1998-05-26 Grips Electronic Gmbh Apparatus for storing coins or coin-like articles
US6712688B2 (en) * 2000-05-04 2004-03-30 Qvex, Inc. Coin changer

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GB2138192A (en) * 1983-04-11 1984-10-17 Coin Controls Coin payout tubes
CN109389732B (zh) * 2017-08-10 2021-06-22 山东新北洋信息技术股份有限公司 硬币卷分发装置

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US3768615A (en) * 1970-11-24 1973-10-30 Int Inc Coin mechanism with two-nickel change replenisher and electrical coin return
US5735379A (en) * 1993-09-04 1998-04-07 Nsm Aktiengesellschaft Money-operated entertainment device
US5755618A (en) * 1995-09-14 1998-05-26 Grips Electronic Gmbh Apparatus for storing coins or coin-like articles
US6712688B2 (en) * 2000-05-04 2004-03-30 Qvex, Inc. Coin changer

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