Patent ID: 6071187
Filing Date: 2000-06-06
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A coin handling machine, comprising:a coin intake adapted to receive a mass of objects including a plurality of desired coins having a minimum coin diameter;a coin processing device for counting or sorting said plurality of desired coins;a drum for separating foreign objects other than said plurality of desired coins from said mass of objects prior to conveyance to said coin processing device, the drum having a first open end for receiving said mass of objects from the coin intake and a second open end, opposite said first end, for allowing said plurality of desired coins to exit said drum, the drum further having a plurality of perforations, each of which has a diameter smaller than said minimum coin diameter, for allowing exit of said foreign objects through said perforations but not of any of said plurality of desired coins;a driving device for rotating said drum; andan agitating member mounted internally in said drum and having at least a first portion adapted to urge said mass of objects in an essentially longitudinal direction of said drum towards said second open end, and said agitating member having at least a second portion adapted to urge said mass of objects in a direction essentially transversal to said longitudinal direction of said drum.