Patent ID: 6186309
Filing Date: 2001-02-13
Classification: G07F

Abstract:
A coin discriminating device for discriminating put-in coins between a normal coin and a coin smaller than the normal coin, comprising:a turn plate having a cut-out portion which can receive a plurality of put-in coins and having a coin discriminating pawl portion on a periphery thereof;a plurality of coin discriminating levers each of which has an engaging portion engageable with the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate and which are provided near the turn plate and are swingable around an axis independently of one another, for abutting against the corresponding received put-in coins in the cut-out portion, respectively, so that when a coin smaller than the normal coin is placed in the cut-out portion, the engaging portion of the coin discriminating lever engages the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate by rotation thereof to prevent the rotation of the turn plate, and when a normal coin is placed in the cut-out portion, the coin discriminating lever is pushed by the normal coin in the cut-out portion to clear the engaging portion of the coin discriminating lever from engagement with the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate;a biasing member for biasing a free end of each coin discriminating lever to a side of the turn plate;a handle for rotating the turn plate;a regulating member for regulating a number of normal coins to be put-in the cut-out portion of the turn plate by going in or out of the cut-out portion;a setting member for setting the number of normal coins to be put-in to make the regulating member go in or out of the cut-out portion by a predetermined depth corresponding to the number of normal coins set by the setting member; anda clearing member for clearing the engaging portion of an unnecessary coin discriminating lever out of a region to engage with the coin discriminating pawl portion of the turn plate.