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EP 0316226 B1 19920617 - DEVICE TO DETECT THE REPLENISHMENT OF A COIN RECEPTACLE

Title (en)

DEVICE TO DETECT THE REPLENISHMENT OF A COIN RECEPTACLE

Publication

EP 0316226 B1 19920617 (FR)

Application

EP 88402793 A 19881107

Priority

FR 8715478 A 19871109

Abstract (en)

[origin: US5016745A] The invention relates to a detection device for detecting that the coin storage receptacle of a slot machine such as a parking meter is full of coins. The device includes a moving flap (32) disposed across the coin arrival path. A microswitch (42) detects the position of the flap (32). If the flap does not return to its rest position, then the receptcle is full.

IPC 1-7

G07F 9/06

IPC 8 full level

G07F 9/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07F 9/06 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

BE CH DE ES GB IT LI NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0316226 A1 19890517; EP 0316226 B1 19920617; DE 3872176 D1 19920723; DE 3872176 T2 19930114; ES 2032990 T3 19930301; FR 2622996 A1 19890512; FR 2622996 B1 19900223; US 5016745 A 19910521

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 88402793 A 19881107; DE 3872176 T 19881107; ES 88402793 T 19881107; FR 8715478 A 19871109; US 26315388 A 19881028