Coin processing device capable of preventing a dishonest act by the use of forged coins

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EP 1 122 695 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	02.04.2003 Bulletin 2003/14

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	08.08.2001 Bulletin 2001/32

(21)	Application number: 00309953.8

(22)	Date of filing: 09.11.2000

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: G07D 3/14, G07F 1/04, G07F 5/24

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

09.11.1999 JP 31798499

(71)	Applicant: SANDEN CORPORATION
	Isesaki-shi Gunma 372 (JP)

(72)	Inventor:
	Mashimo, Tetsuya Isesaki-shi, Gunma 372 (JP)

(74)	Representative: Haley, Stephen
	Gill Jennings & Every, Broadgate House, 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)

(54)	Coin processing device capable of preventing a dishonest act by the use of forged coins

(57) In a coin processing device for processing a deposited coin deposited by a depositor, a retaining apparatus temporarily retains the deposited coin as a retained coin in a primary coin path (7) which is for guiding the deposited coin. Responsive to request for returning the deposited coin, a first carrying apparatus (7c) carries the retained coin from the retaining apparatus to a return path (12) which is for returning the deposited coin to a return slot (18). Otherwise, a second carrying apparatus (7a, 7b) carries the retained coin from the retaining apparatus to a receiving apparatus (13, 17, 20) which is for receiving the deposited coin from the primary coin path.

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