Patent ID: 6086471
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
A cash register terminal comprising:bill-receiving and bill-dispensing as well as coin-depositing and coin-dispensing devices;a coin box;an outlet dispensed above said coin box dispensing the coins;a conveying device conveying coins from a bottom of the coin box in an upward direction, said conveying device including a coin elevator arranged with a horizontal guide path under said coin box and with a vertical guide path adjacent to said coin box whereby the coins are dispensed at said outlet above said coin box;computer means for controlling functions of all assembly units, said coin elevator comprising one of said assembly units, wherein said coin-depositing and coin-dispensing devices include at least one coin recognition means, said coin-depositing and coin-dispensing devices being connected to said horizontal and vertical guide paths via said coin elevator and being connected to one another via the coin box, said coin box being arranged under a coin outlet in a lower area of the cash register terminal and being common for all depositing and dispensing processes, said coin elevator including a plurality of sorting devices for vertically conveying and sorting out individual coins in said vertical guide path for deciding about the fate of the coins, a coin outlet for dispensing coins to a user, and a sorting means for sorting the said remaining coins.