Title:
COIN DETECTOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2002/073547
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A coin detector allowing to sell an article to a purchaser only when the specified number of appropriate coins are inputted therein while preventing the coins from being caught therein, wherein the coins (C) inputted therein by the purchaser are accumulated in a lower coin passage (13) and supported by a passage plate (20) forming a part of the lower coin passage (13), the passage plate (20) is energized by an unshown spring member so as to be projected into the lower coin passage (13), one side (119) of a recessed part (120) formed in a rotary table (100) is allowed to abut on the passage plate (20) against the elasticity of the spring member to tilt the passage plate (20) when the rotary table (100) is continued to rotate, the side face of the rotary table (100) further tilts the passage plate (20), the passage plate (20) comes out of the rotating panel (100) when the other side (118) of the recessed part (120) formed in the rotating panel (100) reaches the passage plate (20), and the coins (C) placed on the passage plate (20) are dropped directly to a coin discharge port provided in the underside of the passage plate (2) while the passage plate (20) is tilted.
Inventors:
NAKASHIMA KOUJI (JP)
NAKANISHI YASUYUKI (JP)
NAKANISHI YASUYUKI (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2002/001959
Publication Date:
September 19, 2002
Filing Date:
March 04, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BANDAI CO (JP)
NAKASHIMA KOUJI (JP)
NAKANISHI YASUYUKI (JP)
NAKASHIMA KOUJI (JP)
NAKANISHI YASUYUKI (JP)
International Classes:
G07D5/02; G07F5/02; G07F5/20; (IPC1-7): G07F5/02
Foreign References:
| GB1013070A | 1965-12-15 | |||
| JPH10143722A | 1998-05-29 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1367548A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Nakamura, Minoru (3-1 Marunouchi 3-Chom, Chiyoda-Ku Tokyo, JP)
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