Coin processing device
US7588491B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2006 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 22, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D3/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin processing device includes: a passage along which a coin is transferred from an upstream-end toward a downstream-end thereof; an opening formed on the passage; a gate including a guide section that constitutes a part of the passage while the opening is closed and has a stepped portion formed at a portion of the guide section which is closer to the downstream-end of the passage, the gate being tilted so as to lift a portion thereof which is closer to the upstream-end of the passage in a state where the opening is closed to open the opening; and a gate mechanism for causing the coin to fall though the opening by tilting the gate. In this coin processing device, while the gate is open, the stepped portion receives a portion of the coin in the direction of the upstream.
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