Patent ID: 8393455
Filing Date: 2013-03-12
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A coin processing device, comprising: a housing; a coin sorter disposed within the housing, the coin sorter comprising: a coin receptacle station disposed within the housing for holding a plurality of coin receptacles, each of the plurality of receptacles for holding coins of a single denomination, the coin receptacle station being moveable between a first position and a second position, the coin receptacle station being disposed entirely within the housing for receiving coins when in the first position, the coin receptacle station having a manifold including a plurality of coin paths for guiding coins from the exit channels to the coin receptacles when the coin receptacle station is in the first position, the coin receptacle station extending out of the housing when in the second position; and a dampening mechanism configured to exert a damping force on the coin receptacle station during movement of the coin receptacle from the first position to the second position and from the second position to the first position.