Patent ID: 6109837
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: B65G,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
In a pneumatic conveyor for coins, comprising a plurality of conduits leading from a plurality of payment points, a common conduit into which said plurality of conduits feed, a storage receptacle receiving coins from said common conduit, a suction means for creating a suction in said common conduit and said plurality of conduits to convey coins to said storage receptacle, a sealing means for opening and closing said plurality of conduits, said sealing means being disposed in each of said plurality of conduits for individually opening each of said plurality of conduits only when a coin enters one of said plurality of conduits and for closing the associated said one of said plurality of conduits after said coin has passed said sealing means, thereby preserving said suction both in said plurality of conduits downstream of said sealing means and in said common conduit, a safety means actuated during malfunction of said sealing means to swing an associated one of said plurality of conduits away from the associated said payment point, and a receiving means for receiving coins from the associated payment point when the associated said one conduit is thus swung; wherein a portion of each one of said plurality of conduits is angled and is mounted for rotation about the lower end of said portion, whereby the upper end of said portion swings horizontally into and out of registry with the associated said payment point.