Title (en)

COIN ACCEPTOR

Title (de)

MÜNZPRÜFVORRICHTUNG

Title (fr)

SYSTEME D'ACCEPTATION DE MONNAIE

Publication

EP 1029308 A1 20000823 (EN)

Application

EP 98950214 A 19981029

Priority

• GB 9803230 W 19981029
• GB 9723223 A 19971103

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO9923615A1] A coin acceptor is configured to detect a coin of a given denomination which includes regions that present respective distinctive inductive characteristics, such as a bimetallic coin e.g. the new UK POUND 2.00 coin (8) which has different metallic regions (21, 22). The acceptor has a coin sensing station (4) which includes a sensor coil unit (C3a,b) having a coil face (30) past which the coin (8) passes to form an inductive coupling selectively with substantially only with the outer region (22) of the coin. The area of the coil face (30) is less than 72 mm<2>.

IPC 1-7

G07F 3/02

IPC 8 full level

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

CPC (source: EP KR)

G07D 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); G07D 5/08 (2013.01 - EP)

Citation (examination)

• EP 0936582 A1 19990818 - AZKOYEN IND SA [ES]
• EP 1416447 A2 20040506 - MARS INC [US]
• See also references of WO 9923615A1

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE ES GB

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 9923615 A1 19990514; AU 745264 B2 20020314; AU 9637098 A 19990524; CA 2306219 A1 19990514; CN 1278353 A 20001227; EP 1029308 A1 20000823; GB 9723223 D0 19980107; JP 2001522109 A 20011113; KR 20010024574 A 20010326

DOCDB simple family (application)

GB 9803230 W 19981029; AU 9637098 A 19981029; CA 2306219 A 19981029; CN 98810655 A 19981029; EP 98950214 A 19981029; GB 9723223 A 19971103; JP 2000519399 A 19981029; KR 20007004725 A 20000501