Claims
- 1. A coin processor comprising at least:a selector for distinguishing a kind of inserted coins, and for guiding an un-distinguished coin in a passage for return; a hopper provided under the selector for reserving temporarily and loosely the coins which are distinguished by the selector; a rotate-able disk provided at a bottom of the hopper for discharging the distinguished coins one by one; a discharge port in the hopper for passing the distinguished coins into the passage when the disk is rotated; and a sensor for detecting a kind of money arranged at the discharge port; a plurality of storage hoppers selectively connectable to said passage and selectively receivable of a coin from said temporary hopper depending on the type of coin detected by said sensor, each said storage hopper being holdable of coins as a group; a discharge port in said each storage hopper and connected to said passage; a rotatable disk in said each storage hopper and dischargeable of coins in respective said storage hoppers through respective said discharge ports to said passage; a sensor arranged at each of said discharge ports of said storage hoppers and detectable of a type of coin passing through respective said discharge ports.
- 2. A coin processor comprising at least:a selector for distinguishing a kind of inserted coins, and for guiding an un-distinguished coin in a first passage for return; a tank for reserving temporarily and loosely the coins which are distinguished by the selector; a rotate-able disk provided at a bottom of the tank for discharging the distinguished coins one by one; a first discharge for passing the distinguished coins into the first passage when the disk is rotated counterclockwise; a second discharge for passing the distinguished coins into a second passage when the disk is rotated clockwise; and a sensor for detecting a kind of money arranged at the second discharge.
- 3. A coin processor comprising;a selector for receiving a coin and determining a coin type of the coin, said selector selectively processing the coin depending on the coin type; a passage connected to said selector and receivable of a coin from said selector; a temporary hopper connected to said selector and receivable of a plurality of coins from said selector, said temporary hopper being holdable of the coins as a group, said temporary hopper including a discharge port connected to said passage; a rotatable disk in said temporary hopper and dischargeable of coins in said temporary hopper through said discharge port to said passage; a sensor arranged at said discharge port of said temporary hopper and detectable of a type of coin passing through said discharge port.
- 4. A coin processor in accordance with claim 3, further comprising:a plurality of storage hoppers selectively connectable to said passage and selectively receivable of a coin from said temporary hopper depending on the type of coin detected by said sensor, each said storage hopper being holdable of coins as a group.
- 5. A coin processor in accordance with claim 4, further comprising:a discharge port in said each storage hopper and connected to said passage; a rotatable disk in said each storage hopper and dischargeable of coins in respective said storage hoppers through respective said discharge ports to said passage; a sensor arranged at each of said discharge ports of said storage hoppers and detectable of a type of coin passing through respective said discharge ports.
- 6. A coin processor in accordance with claim 4, wherein:said plurality of storage hoppers are connectable to said passage by selectively moving said each storage hopper into and out of said passage.
- 7. A coin processor in accordance with claim 3, further comprising:another passage connected to said selector, said selector detecting a category of a coin and selectively passing the coin to one of said passage and said another passage depending on the category; another discharge port arranged in said temporary hopper, said rotatable disk selectively passing coins in said temporary hopper to one of said discharge port and said another discharge port.
- 8. A coin processor in accordance with claim 7, further comprising:a plurality of storage hoppers selectively connectable to said passage and receivable of a coin from said temporary hopper depending on the type of coin detected by said sensor; each said storage hopper being holdable of coins as a group.
- 9. A coin processor in accordance with claim 8, further comprising:a discharge port in each of said storage hoppers and connected to said passage; a rotatable disk in each of said storage hoppers and dischargeable of coins in respective said storage hoppers through said discharge ports into said passage; a sensor arranged at each of said discharge ports of said storage hoppers and de eatable of a type of coin passing through respective said discharge ports.
- 10. A coin processor in accordance with claim 4, wherein:said plurality of storage hoppers are connectable to said passage by selectively moving a guide board into and out of said passage.
- 11. A coin processor in accordance with claim 3, wherein:said temporary hopper holds the coins as a random interned singe group.
- 12. A coin processor in accordance with claim 4, wherein:each of said storage hoppers holds the coins as a random intermixed single group.
- 13. A coin processor in accordance with claim 9, wherein:each of said storage hoppers holds the coins as a random intermixed single group.
Priority Claims (2)
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10-333332 |
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10-368438 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 09/405,760 filed Sep. 29, 1999,
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