Global Patent Index - EP 2230645 A1

EP 2230645 A1 20100922 - Device and method for detecting the amount of coins in a tank

Title (en)

Device and method for detecting the amount of coins in a tank

Title (de)

Einrichtung und Verfahren zur bestimmung der Münzgeldmenge in einem Münztank.

Title (fr)

Système et procédé pour déterminer la quantité de monnaies se trouvant dans un réservoir.

Publication

EP 2230645 A1 20100922 (EN)

Application

EP 10002696 A 20100315

Priority

IT VI20090058 A 20090316

Abstract (en)

A device for measuring the number of coins in a coin handling device (G) comprising: one or more substantially tubular tanks (2); emitter means (4) of a magnetic field including at least one inductor (5) arranged peripherally to the tanks (2) and powered to generating the magnetic field susceptible to impinge the coins contained in the tanks (2); detector means (8) to detect magnetic losses of the magnetic field due to the coins; calculation means (9) to calculate the number of coins in the tanks (2) as a function of the magnetic losses. The emitter means (4) comprise a partition circuit composed by two passive elements (5, 7) one of which comprises the inductor (5). The detector means (8) include a measurement circuit (10) of the electric potential difference at the ends of the inductor (5) to measure the voltage value of the electric potential difference when the device (1) is powered so detecting the magnetic losses.

IPC 8 full level

G07D 1/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G07D 1/00 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA ME RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2230645 A1 20100922; EP 2230645 B1 20130410; ES 2418488 T3 20130814; IT 1393468 B1 20120420; IT VI20090058 A1 20100917; PL 2230645 T3 20131129; PT 2230645 E 20130712

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 10002696 A 20100315; ES 10002696 T 20100315; IT VI20090058 A 20090316; PL 10002696 T 20100315; PT 10002696 T 20100315