EP 1168256 A2 20020102 - Method of operating a coin mechanism
Title (en)
Method of operating a coin mechanism
Title (de)
Verfahren zum Betrieb eines Münzmechanismus
Title (fr)
Procédé de fonctionnement d'un mécanisme de pièces de monnaie
Publication
Application
Priority
- EP 98932335 A 19980701
- GB 9714031 A 19970702
Abstract (en)
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. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
CPC (source: EP)
Citation (applicant)
- US 4953086 A 19900828 - FUKATSU KUNIO [JP]
- WO 9608795 A1 19960321 - MARS INC [US]
- GB 1397083 A 19750611 - MARS INC
- GB 1443934 A 19760728 - MARS INC
- GB 2254948 A 19921021 - MARS INC [US]
- GB 2094008 A 19820908 - MARS INC
- GB 2246897 A 19920212 - MARS INC [US]
- US 3814115 A 19740604 - VAN ACKER J
Designated contracting state (EPC)
CH DE ES 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