Patent ID: 8381893
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
1. An insertion device for transferring coins into a coin tester or a coin-operated machine, the insertion device comprising: an insertion slot; a coin outlet; a rotatable drum which is disposed between the insertion slot and the coin outlet, the rotatable drum including a receiving region for receiving a coin; at least one sensor configured to detect whether a coin approaches the insertion slot and to provide a coin detection indication; and at least one additional sensor configured to detect whether a coin or an other object is contained in the received region of the drum; wherein in a non-receiving position of the insertion device the insertion slot is closed by the drum to resist placement of the coin into the insertion slot, wherein the insertion device is configured to receive the coin detection indication and upon reception of the coin detection indication to rotate the drum to a receiving position in which the receiving region of the drum is positioned to receive the coin through the insertion slot and into a receiving region, wherein the insertion device is configured to again close the insertion slot by rotation of the rotatable drum into an output position, allowing a coin contained in the receiving region to roll out of the drum, and wherein, in case the additional sensor detects an object remaining in the drum after the output position is reached, the insertion device is configured to rotate the drum to an ejection position and controllably open a flap that covers the drum to discharge a foreign material while the drum is in the ejection position.