Patent ID: 8069967
Filing Date: 2011-12-06
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A coin sorting device, comprising: a sorting member that includes a conveyor member that conveys the coins along the conveying passageway of the sorting member; at least one pair of first and second sorted-coin receiving units assigned to one of the sorting structures; at least one pair of first and second chutes through which the coins ejected from the associated sorting structure are guided into the first and second receiving units in the associated pair of receiving units, respectively; a route-switching mechanism configured to switch a route of the coins ejected from the associated sorting structure between the first and second chutes in the pair of chutes; and a control unit configured to discriminate the coins on the basis of outputs from the discrimination sensor, and to control the ejection mechanism and the switching mechanism according to discrimination results thereof, the control unit being further configured, for the coins of a denomination to be ejected by the associated sorting structure associated with the switching mechanism, to: