Patent ID: 6171182
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A coin sorter, comprising:a rotatable disc having a resilient upper surface;a stationary sorting head having a lower surface generally parallel to and spaced slightly from said resilient upper surface of said disc, said lower surface of said sorting head forming a plurality of coin denomination exit channels for sorting and discharging coins of different denominations;stopping means for applying a braking force to said disc to stop rotation thereof in a stopping distance;means counted to said stopping means, for adjusting said stopping distance by adjusting said braking force so that said stopping distance matches a desired value; andmeans for measuring said stopping distance and comparing said measured stopping distance to a preselected nominal stopping distance, and wherein said adjusting means decreases said braking force if said measured stopping distance is less than said nominal stopping distance and increasing said braking force if said measured stopping distance is greater than said nominal stopping distance.