Global Patent Index - EP 0566154 A1

EP 0566154 A1 19931020 - Coin processor.

Title (en)

Coin processor.

Title (de)

Münzverarbeitungsvorrichtung.

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour le traitement de pièces de monnaie.

Publication

EP 0566154 A1 19931020 (EN)

Application

EP 93106298 A 19930419

Priority

  • JP 9812992 A 19920417
  • JP 21797392 A 19920817

Abstract (en)

A coin processor in which part of a magnetic field generated by a first oscillation coil (10a-1) permeates through a coin passing along a coin passage (3) and then received by a second reception coil (10b-2), while other part of the magnetic field acts on the surface of the coin and then received by a first reception coil (10b-1) and, part of a magnetic field generated by a second oscillation coil (10a-2) permeates through the coin and then received by the first reception coil (10b-1), while other part of the magnetic field acts on the surface of the coin and then received by the second reception coil (10b-2). On the basis of an addition of outputs of the first and second reception coils, the coin passing along the coin passage (3) is discriminated. The coin processor comprises a coin discriminator/sorter section (100) for discriminating whether inserted coins are true or false and sorting the true coins in accordance with their coin types, a coin accumulator/dispenser section (200 integrally formed with the coin discriminator/sorter section (100) for accumulating the sorted coins and dispensing some of the accumulated coins for change, and a single controller (500) for controlling both of the sections (100) and (200). <IMAGE>

IPC 1-7

G07F 3/02; G07D 5/08; G07D 5/02

IPC 8 full level

G07D 5/00 (2006.01); G07D 5/02 (2006.01); G07D 5/08 (2006.01); G07D 13/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR)

G07D 5/02 (2013.01 - EP); G07D 5/08 (2013.01 - EP KR); G07D 3/14 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES FR GB IT

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0566154 A1 19931020; AU 3702193 A 19931021; AU 659725 B2 19950525; CA 2094229 A1 19931018; KR 930022248 A 19931123; KR 970005400 B1 19970416

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 93106298 A 19930419; AU 3702193 A 19930419; CA 2094229 A 19930416; KR 930006275 A 19930415