Coin validation apparatus
US9135765B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 26, 2014 |
| Grant date | Sep 15, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D3/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A coin validator apparatus includes an inclined coin chute interconnecting the coin outlet gate with a coin rejection outlet via a validation sensor module and a coin diverter mechanism, the coin chute defining a coin transport path and including a radially outer curved guide wall, such that in operation a coin exiting the coin outlet gate and traversing the coin transport path is subjected to a centripetal acceleration that constrains the coin to follow and abut the contour of the radially outer curved guide wall between the coin outlet gate and a coin diverter sensor disposed downstream in the coin transport path.
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