Coin sorter
US8920223B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 11, 2013 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 11, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D9/008
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin sorter comprising a housing and a rotary disc arranged in the housing and rotatingly drivable by a rotary drive for coins to be sorted, the rotary disc is surrounded by a guide wall and a coin discharge area delimited by a wall section is provided, through which coins on the rotatingly driven rotary disc arrive at a coin conveyor track connecting to the coin discharge area, a rotatingly driven conveyor belt progressing in section above the rotary disc for conveying the coins along the coin conveyor track is arranged above the coin conveyor track, wherein the coin conveyor track is delimited by a guide edge, along which the coins are conveyed by the conveyor belt, wherein the bottom of the coin discharge area next to the wall section delimiting the coin discharge area has a discharge hole, through which the coins conveyed against the wall section can fall.
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