Patent ID: 6379239
Filing Date: 2002-04-30
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A token counter comprising:a rotary disk supported for rotation and having an upper surface for supporting tokens; a disk follower arranged outwardly from the rotary disk; an endless transfer member extending around the rotary disk and the disk follower; a guide plate provided with a token inlet portion open to the upper surface of the rotary disk, the guide plate being also provided with a guide passage for guiding tokens toward an outlet, the tokens being carried on the endless transfer member moving from a circumferential portion of the rotary disk toward the disk follower; a coin sensor for detecting diameters and transmit the number of the tokens being transferred in the guide passage; a control unit for calculating measurement results obtained by the coin sensor; a display unit for displaying calculated results; and a rotation direction sensor for detecting a rotational direction of the rotary disk or disk follower; wherein the control unit serves, during a reverse transfer operation of the tokens on the endless transfer member, to adjust the calculation when a once-counted token moves backwardly past the coin sensor.