Patent ID: 6261169
Filing Date: 2001-07-17
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A coin processing device comprising:a device body (2);coin sorting means (3) disposed in the device body (2) for determining whether inserted coins are genuine or counterfeit and for sorting genuine coins by denomination;coin dispensing means (39) disposed in the device body (2) for holding sorted genuine coins by denomination and for selecting and paying out held genuine coins according to change amounts, the coin dispensing means (39) comprising:coin accommodating means (34) for holding a larger number of denominations of genuine coins by denomination within a specific width (L), wherein the coin accommodating means (34) comprises a plurality of integrally formed coin tubes (5, 6, 7, 8, 11) constituting a coin tube group (35) disposed in the device body (2) so as to be freely loaded and unloaded, the plurality of coin tubes (5, 6, 7, 8, 11) disposed so that a line (C) connecting their axial centers (a, b, c, d, e) forms a zigzag as seen from above;a control board (31) disposed in the device body (2) at a back side of the coin tube group (35); andelectromagnetic coil proximity switches for detecting presence and absence of genuine coins stored in a portion of the coin tubes provided at positions corresponding to a portion of the coin tubes along a straight line as viewed from above,wherein, when the coin tube group (35) is loaded in the device body (2), a portion of the coin tubes of the coin tube group (35) are disposed so that distances from closest portions of inner walls of a portion of the coin tubes to corresponding proximity switches are the same.