Patent ID: 6497085
Filing Date: 2002-12-24
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A coin wrapping machine comprising a denomination specifying means for specifying a denomination of coins to be wrapped, a discriminating and counting means for discriminating whether or not a coin is acceptable, a denomination of the coin when the coin is acceptable and whether or not the denomination of the coin coincides with that specified by the denomination specifying means and counting coins of the denomination specified by the denomination specifying means, a coin stacking means for stacking coins of the denomination to be wrapped, a reference stacked coin height data storing means for storing reference stacked coin height data for each denomination of coins stacked by the coin stacking means, and a coin number discrepancy detecting device including a comparing means for comparing a height of stacked coins and the reference stacked coin height data for each denomination stored in the reference stacked coin height data storing means, the discriminating and counting means being made responsive to inclusion in coins of the denomination specified by the denomination specifying means of new issue coins and past issue circulating coins for discriminating whether each coin is a new issue coin or a past issue circulating coin, and the coin number and discrepancy detecting device being made responsive to inclusion in the coins of the denomination specified by the denomination specifying means of new issue coins and past issue circulating coins for causing the comparing means thereof to select the reference stacked coin height to be compared with the height of coins stacked by the coin stacking means in accordance with the number of the new issue coins and the number of the past issue circulating coins determined based on a count made by the discriminating and counting means.