Device and method for separating foreign objects from a mass of coins
US6179703A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 28, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 28, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D9/00
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device is used to separate foreign objects from a mass of coins between a coin intake and a coin lifting device in a coin sorting and/or counting machine. The device has a perforated drum (13; 33), which is rotatable around its longitudinal axis, is open at its respective ends and is connected at a first end to the coin intake and at a second end to the coin lifting device. The machine also has a driving device (15, 16:35) for rotating drum.
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