Patent ID: 6758737
Filing Date: 2004-07-06
Classification: B65B,G07D

Abstract:
A coin processing apparatus, comprising:an opening for receiving a plurality of coins of different types; a coin sensor adapted to determine a respective type of individual coins among the plurality of coins; a controller operatively coupled to the coin sensor; a coin separator operatively coupled to the controller and capable of separating the individual coins from the plurality of coins under control from the controller; a coin packaging device, comprising: a coin inlet; a supply of packaging material; and a packaging mechanism capable of producing a plurality of coin bags from the supply, wherein the coin inlet is coupled to the coin separator so as to receive the individual coins therefrom, the packaging mechanism is adapted to enclose the individual coins in any of the coin bags, the controller is adapted to control the packaging mechanism according to a specified packaging scheme, so that at least two different coin types are packaged in the coin bags in a continuous operation.