(19)
(11) EP 0 945 836 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
26.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/04

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/39

(21) Application number: 99850033.4

(22) Date of filing: 09.03.1999
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: G07F 17/14, G07F 5/02
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
Designated Extension States:
AL LT LV MK RO SI

(30) Priority: 10.03.1998 SE 9800777

(71) Applicant: ASSA AB
S-631 05 Eskilstuna (SE)

(72) Inventor:
  • Häggström, Ake
    921 42 Lycksele (SE)

(74) Representative: Wennborg, Göte et al
Kransell & Wennborg AB Box 27834
115 93 Stockholm
115 93 Stockholm (SE)

   


(54) Coin lock


(57) A coin operated lock having a coin insertion aperture (3) permits a catch hook (5) to pivot when a coin (7) has been inserted through said aperture. This results in the displacement of an intermediate member (10) that includes two coin support means (17, 18). To enable the lock to be adjusted to operate with coins of different sizes, one support means (17) can be releasably fixed in an elongate aperture (20) with the aid of a screw (16), said aperture (20) being angled to the movement direction of the intermediate member. Adjustment of the support means to correspond to a coin of another size is effected from outside the lock with the aid of a screwdriver inserted through an elongate aperture (20) corresponding to the elongate aperture in the cover plate (2a) of the lock housing. One end position of the support device (17) in the elongate aperture (20) corresponds suitably to a coin of given size, e.g. a euro coin.









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