Patent ID: 6318536
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G06Q,G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A coin counting machine, comprising:a coin discriminator sensor;a coin hopper having a container for receiving a plurality of coins, and a feed for feeding the coins in the container to the coin discriminator sensor;a controller for calculating a monetary value of said coins responsive to said coin discriminator sensor;a transport device for transporting the coins from a user to the container at a controlled flow rate, said flow rate being a function of a quantity of coins in the container;wherein the controller causes the container to dispense debris therefrom after all the coins have been extracted from the container by the feed; andwherein said feed comprises a moveable backplate biased toward the container and a circular disc rotatably mounted to the moveable backplate, and said controller causes the container to dispense the debris by moving the moveable backplate away from the container.