Title (en)

METHOD OF OPERATING A COIN MECHANISM

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUM BETRIEB EINES MÜNZMECHANISMUS

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE FONCTIONNEMENT D'UN MECANISME DE PIECES DE MONNAIE

Publication

EP 0993661 A1 20000419 (EN)

Application

EP 98932335 A 19980701

Priority

• GB 9801934 W 19980701
• GB 9714031 A 19970702

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9901847A1] A method of operating a coin mechanism comprises switching between a first phase in which coins having a denomination in a first set of coin denominations are accepted and dispensed as change and coins having a denomination in a second set of coin denominations are accepted but not dispensed as change, a second phase in which coins having a denomination in the first set are accepted but not dispensed as change and coins having a denomination in the second set are accepted and dispensed as change and a third phase in which coins having a denomination in the first set are not accepted.

IPC 1-7

G07D 1/00; G07F 5/00

IPC 8 full level

G07D 1/02 (2006.01); G07F 5/24 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07D 1/02 (2013.01); G07F 5/24 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 9901847A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

CH DE ES FR GB IT LI

DOCDB simple family (publication)

GB 2326963 A 19990106; GB 2326963 B 20000816; GB 9714031 D0 19970910; AU 8227598 A 19990125; DE 29824603 U1 20011220; DE 69809424 D1 20021219; DE 69809424 T2 20030508; DE 993661 T1 20011025; EP 0993661 A1 20000419; EP 0993661 B1 20021113; EP 1168256 A2 20020102; EP 1168256 A3 20050309; ES 2185180 T3 20030416; WO 9901847 A1 19990114

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9714031 A 19970702; AU 8227598 A 19980701; DE 29824603 U 19980701; DE 69809424 T 19980701; DE 98932335 T 19980701; EP 01122416 A 19980701; EP 98932335 A 19980701; ES 98932335 T 19980701; GB 9801934 W 19980701