COIN SEPARATOR

• Main Authors: YUKIMOTO, KOJI, KOBAYASHI, OSAMU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 01.05.1996
• Edition: 6
• Subjects: CHECKING-DEVICES; COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS; HANDLING OF COINS OR OF PAPER CURRENCY OR SIMILAR VALUABLEPAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING,DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING; PHYSICS

The coin separator includes a first coin passage having an inclined rail on which two coins having larger and smaller diameters are transferred. A first inclined wall is formed sidewise of the inclined rail. An upper end of the first inclined wall is inclined at a predetermined angle toward the outside of the first coin passage and the height of the first inclined wall is generally larger than the diameter of a large diameter coin. A second inclined wall is formed upstream of the first inclined wall. An upper end of the second inclined wall is inclined at a predetermined angle toward the outside of the first coined passage. The predetermined angle of the second inclined wall is greater than that of the first inclined wall and the height of the second inclined wall is generally larger than the diameter of a small diameter coin. A wall projects from a position located opposite to the second inclined wall to the inside of the first coin passage. A second coin passage is in communication with the downstream end of the inclined rail and a third coin passage is provided downward of the projecting wall. A projection is provided on the inclined surface of the second inclined wall located opposite to the projecting wall and projecting toward the inside of the first coin passage with a height decreasing in the downstream direction of the second inclined wall to effect large and small diameter coin separation.