Patent ID: 6093094
Filing Date: 2000-07-25
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A coin feed control apparatus for a coin handling machine having a rotating disc on which coins are received and processed, the apparatus comprising:a hopper disposed above the rotating disc and having a discharge opening;a coin receiving region on the rotating disc bounded by at least one coin deflecting member;a feed control member pivotally mounted near the discharge opening and over the coin receiving region; andwherein the feed control member, the discharge opening and the coin receiving region are sized such that the feed control member will tend to move to at least partially close the discharge opening in response to a build-up of coins in the coin receiving region and thereby limit the flow of coins through the discharge opening, and such that the reduction of coins in the coin receiving region will allow the feed control member to drop and further open the discharge opening to allow a greater flow of coins into the coin receiving region.