Patent ID: 6637576
Filing Date: 2003-10-28
Classification: G07D,G07F

Abstract:
A currency processing machine in which a user deposits funds including coins of a plurality of denominations, the machine comprising:a coin input hopper adapted to receive coins of a plurality of denominations, a first coin processing unit adapted to receive coins from the coin input hopper, the first coin processing unit being adapted to determine the aggragate value of the coins received from the input hopper; an intermediate coin receptacle adapted to receive coins from the first coin processing unit and to hold the coins received from the first coin processing unit, the intermediate coin receptacle being adapted to selectively discharge coins held therein from an outlet, a second coin processing unit adapted to sort the coins discharged from the intermediate coin receptacle and to discharge the sorted coins out of a plurality of coin exit channels, each of the plurality of coin exit channels corresponding to a predetermined coin denomination to be processed; and a coin transport mechanism adapted to transport coins from the outlet of the intermediate coin receptacle to the second coin processing unit.