Patent ID: 6840366
Filing Date: 2005-01-11
Classification: G07F,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A coin processing device, comprising: a first coin track mechanism comprising a first coin track to channel coins to be processed and a coin sensor to determine whether an incoming foreign matter is a coin to be processed or not; a second coin track mechanism comprising a second coin track, extended to form a coin rejection track and a first coin storage to store coins to be processed, and a selection valve to guide incoming foreign matters to enter said coin rejection track or said first coin storage; a third coin track mechanism comprising a coin track, extended to form at least one second coin storage to store coins to be processed; a coin selection valve, positioned between an exit of said first coin track mechanism and entrances of said second coin track mechanism and said third coin track mechanism, to guide incoming foreign matter exiting from said first coin track mechanism to enter said second coin track mechanism or said third coin track mechanism; the entrances of said second coin track mechanism and said third coin track mechanism are aligned at a position opposite to the exit of said first coin track mechanism; said coin selection valve comprises a wedged actuable valve, such that an incoming foreign matter may be guided to enter said second coin track mechanism or said third coin track mechanism according to the position of said wedged actuable valve; and a controller configured to control the operation of said wedged actuable valve and said selection valve of said second coin track mechanism.