PATENT ABSTRACT
A compact coin distribution device is capable of separating a plurality of coin denominations that are stored in bulk. A separator feeding device removes the coins in a one-by-one manner to a transfer device for translating the coins in one direction. The denomination of the coins can be sensed and a plurality of coin selecting ports can be aligned on either side of a coin transfer path. A plurality of movable guide members form a support for the coins both at the bottom and side of the coins. An activating unit can selectively activate a specific guide member, to thereby enable a specific coin to be released into a specific coin selecting port. The ability of the coins to be released on either side of the transfer path enables an efficient and compact configuration.

PATENT DESCRIPTION
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION  
       [0001]     1. Field of the Invention.  
         [0002]     The present invention relates to a distribution device for distributing a plurality of mixed denomination coins in a bulk state, and more particularly, to a compact device for distributing the coins of multiple denominations.  
         [0003]     2. Description of Related Art.  
         [0004]     It has been known that coins of multiple denominations provided in bulk storage can be separated and fed by a rotating disk including a plurality of coin intake holes one by one, and after that, the coins are moved along a transferring route by coin feeding pins on a transferring chain moving in a predetermined direction. The coin denominations are discriminated, and based on the discriminated denominations disposed in series, and an extracting device is operated for each denomination, so that the coins are dropped into a coin storage portion for each predetermined denomination, see Japanese Patent No. 3247185 and Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 11-328470.  
       SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION  
       [0005]     Since a coin deposit machine including a distribution device for each denomination of this type is installed close to a Point of Sale (POS) register, it is required to be miniaturized as much as possible. In the conventional technology, since a selecting portion for each denomination is installed in a row, when the coin denominations become numerous, a problem arises in that the device can become a larger size than desired.  
         [0006]     For example, when a selection object is a Japanese Yen, the selecting portions of six denominations are installed six pieces in series, and in the case of Euro, the selecting portions of eight denominations are installed eight pieces in series. As a result, the device becomes long in depth, and a problem arises that the device becomes large-sized.  
         [0007]     One approach to this problem is to make the coin transferring route U-shaped, with the transferring device and the transferring route being juxtaposed, however, while the depth may become shorter, the width must increase, and a problem arises that the device still becomes large in size.  
         [0008]     A first object of the present invention is to make a coin distribution device for plural denominations of coins compact.  
         [0009]     A second object of the present invention is to provide a distribution device for each denomination of the coins, which is highly accurate in distributing the coin and is suitable for a small-sized coin deposit device.  
         [0010]     To achieve these objects, a coin denomination discriminating device can be configured as follows. A coin distribution device for each denomination, the device for distributing coins for each denomination in the midst of transferring the coins of multiple denominations on a passage, while arranging them in a row by a transferring device, wherein a plurality of selecting ports are disposed by facing the transferring route and shifting in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the transferring route, and the selection ports are selectively opened.  
         [0011]     In this configuration, the coins are transferred sequentially in a row in the transferring route by the transferring device. A plurality of selecting ports are disposed to face the transferring route and shifting in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the transferring route. Consequently, since a plurality of selecting ports are disposed for the transferring route in the predetermined position of the transferring route, the selecting ports are selectively opened, so that multiple denominations can be selected. In other words, multiple denominations can be selected adjacent one place on a single direction transferring route of the coins.  
         [0012]     Consequently, the depth of the device can be made short, and at the same time, since the transferring device and the coin passages are not U-shaped, the width can be made narrow, and as a result, there is an advantage in that the device can be made compact.  
         [0013]     A coin distribution device for each denomination, comprising: a storage member for storing coins in bulk, a separator feeding device for removing coins from the storage member in a one-by-one manner, a transferring device for moving the coins of multiple denominations in a predetermined direction; a guide rail for guiding the coins moved by the transferring device; first selecting ports configuring a part of said guide rail; second selecting ports disposed at a lateral side of the transferring device side against the first selecting ports and facing the passage of the coins moved by the transferring device; and a control device or activating unit for selectively opening the first selecting ports and the second selecting ports. In this configuration, the coins are guided along the guide rail by the transferring device. Since a part of this guide rail is disposed with the first selection port, the first selecting port is opened, so that one of the denominations is selected.  
         [0014]     Further, since the second selecting port is disposed in the lateral direction of the transferring device side against the first selecting port, this second selecting port is opened, so that another denomination is selected. In other words, since multiple denominations can be selected at one place of the selecting route, the depth of the device can be made short, and since the transferring device and the route are not U-shaped, the depth of the width can be made narrow, as a result, there is the advantage that the device can be made compact.  
         [0015]     A coin distribution device for each denomination, characterized by comprising: a transferring device for moving the coins of multiple denominations in a predetermined direction; a guide rail for guiding the coins moved by the transferring device; a first selecting port configuring a part of the guide rail; a second selecting port disposed at the opposite side sandwiching the transferring device against the first selecting port and facing the transferring route of the coins moved by the transferring device; and a control device for selectively opening the first selecting port and the second selecting port. In this configuration, the coins guided on the peripheral surface of the guide rail are dropped into the first selecting port by opening the first selecting port which is a part of the guide rail, and are selected. Further, by opening the second selecting port disposed at the opposite side of the first selecting port against the transferring device, the coins are dropped into the second selecting port, and are selected.  
         [0016]     In other words, the coins transferred by the transferring device are selected for a predetermined denomination only at the same predetermined position of the transferring device by dropping into the first selecting port on one side. The coins of other predetermined denominations only are selected by dropping into the second selecting portion on another side of the transfer route. Hence, according to the present configuration, since the coins of the predetermined denominations can be distributed on two sides at the same place as the transferring device, the transfer distance of the coins can be made short, thereby obtaining an advantage in that the device can be made compact.  
         [0017]     A coin distribution device for each denomination, characterized by comprising: a transferring device for moving the coins of multiple denominations in a predetermined direction; a guide rail for guiding the coins moved by the transferring device; a first selecting port configuring a part of the guide rail; a guide plate disposed the lower side of the guide rail; a first movable guide rail disposed at the first selecting port and making a sharp angle at the guide plate, and moreover, guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin; a second selecting port disposed at the lateral direction of the transferring device side against the first selecting port and facing the transferring route of the coins moved by the transferring device; a second movable guide plate disposed at the second selecting port and guiding the under surface of the coin; and a control device for selectively moving the first selecting port guide rail and the second selecting port guide rail. According to the present configuration, the coin has one surface guided by the guide plate, and is advanced by the transferring device, while the peripheral surface is guided by the guide rail. In the midst of advancing, when the first selecting port guide rail configuring the guide rail is guided to a non-guiding position, the coin guided by the guide rail is not guided by the first selecting port guide rail, and therefore, it drops into the first selecting port, and is selected.  
         [0018]     On the other hand, when the second selecting port guide rail disposed in the guide plate is moved to the non-guiding position, the coin guided by the guide plate is not guided by the guide plate, and therefore, it drops into the second selecting portion, and is selected. Consequently, the coins of the predetermined denominations can be distributed to two places of one side of the same place of the transferring device and the other side, and therefore, the transferring distance of the coin can be made short, thereby obtaining an advantage in that the device can be made compact.  
         [0019]     A coin distribution device for each denomination, characterized by comprising: a transferring device for moving the coins of multiple denominations in a predetermined direction; a first selecting port guide rail inclining at approximately 45 degrees in a horizontal line, and making a sharp angle at the guide plate for guiding the under surface of the coin moved by the transferring device and the guide plate, and guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin; a first selection port configuring a part of the guide rail; a second selecting port disposed at the lateral direction of the transferring device side opposite the first selecting port and facing the transferring route of the coins moved by the transferring device; and a control device for selectively opening the first selecting port and the second selecting port. In this configuration, the coin has the under surface guided by the guide plate, and it is moved by the transferring device, while the peripheral surface is guided by the guide rail. When the first selecting portion guide rail configuring a part of the guide rail is moved to the non-guiding position, the coin slips off by the inclination of the guide plate, and drops into the first selecting portion, and is selected.  
         [0020]     When the second selecting port guide plate configuring a part of the guide plate is moved to the non-guiding position, the coin drops downward by a gravitational force of the guide plate, and drops off into the second selecting port, and is selected. Consequently, since the coins of the predetermined denominations can be distributed to two sides of the same place on the transferring device, the transferring distance of the coin can be made short, and furthermore, since the guide plate is inclined at approximately 45 degrees, when the coin drops into the first selecting port, an appropriate dropping speed can be obtained without increasing the height of the guide plate, thereby obtaining an advantage in that the device can be made compact.  
         [0021]     A coin distribution device for each denomination, characterized by comprising: a transferring device for moving the coins of multiple denominations in a predetermined direction; a guide rail inclining at approximately 45 degrees in a horizontal line, and making a sharp angle at the guide plate for guiding the under surface of the coin moved by the transferring device and the guide plate, and guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin; a first selection port configuring a part of the guide rail; a first selecting port guide rail disposed at the first selecting port, making a sharp angle at the guide plate, and guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin, a second selecting port disposed at the opposite side sandwiching the transferring device against the first selecting port and facing the transferring route of the coin moved by the transferring device; a second selecting port guide rail disposed at the second selection port and guiding the under surface of the coin; and a control device for selectively moving the first selecting port guide rail and the second selecting port guide rail. By this configuration, since the guide plate is inclined approximately 45 degrees, the one surface of the coin transferred by the transferring device slides on the guide plate, and the peripheral surface is moved on the guide rail, while sliding.  
         [0022]     In other words, the coin is prevented by the guide rail from moving downward along the guide plate by self-load, and is transferred while the movement downward is guided by the guide plate. The first selecting port is opened at a part of the guide rail, and though this is usually closed by the first selecting port guide rail making a sharp angle at the guide plate, when the coin of a predetermined denomination is selected, the first selecting port guide rail is moved to the non-guiding position deviated from a blunt angle at the guide plate or the extension of the guide rail. When the first selecting port guide rail moves to the non-guiding position, since the peripheral surface of the coin is not supported by the first selecting port guide rail, the coin drops along the inclined guide plate, and drops into the first selection port, and is selected.  
         [0023]     On the other hand, the second selecting port is disposed at the guide plate of the opposite side sandwiching the transferring device against the first selecting port, and though usually closed by the second selecting port guide rail, when the coin of the predetermined denomination is selected, the second selecting port guide rail is moved to the non-guiding position.  
         [0024]     When the second selecting guide rail moves to the non-guiding position, the coin moving rest against the guide plate is not guided by the second selecting port guide rail, the coin drops into the second selecting port by self-load, and is selected. Consequently, since the coins of two types are selected for one side sandwiching the transferring device and the other side, the transferring distance of the coin can be made short, and as a result, there is an advantage that the device can be made compact.  
         [0025]     A coin distribution device for each denomination, which is a device for distributing coins for each denomination in the midst of discriminating a denomination by a denomination discriminating device after separating and feeding coins inputted in a bulk-load state one by one by a separate feeding device and transferring these coins on a transferring route while arranging them in a row, wherein a plurality of selecting ports are disposed by facing the transferring route and shifting in a direction orthogonal to the extending direction of the transferring route, and the selecting ports are selectively opened. By this configuration, the coins discriminated by denomination by the denomination discriminating device are separated one by one by the transferring device, and is transferred to the transferring route.  
         [0026]     A plurality of selecting ports equal to the number of coin denominations are disposed at positions of a predetermined distance in the transferring route and shifting in a direction orthogonal to the transferring route, and are selectively opened based on the coin discrimination of the denomination discriminating device. Consequently, multiple denominations can selectively drop into appropriate selecting ports, and therefore, there is an advantage that the device can be made compact and efficient. 
     
    
     BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS  
       [0027]     The objects and features of the present invention, which are believed to be novel, are set forth with particularity in the appended claims. The present invention, both as to its organization and manner of operation, together with further objects and advantages, may best be understood by reference to the following description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.  
         [0028]      FIG. 1  is a perspective outline oblique view of a coin deposit payment machine in which a distribution device for each denomination of the coins of an embodiment of the present invention is used;  
         [0029]      FIG. 2  is a schematic outline explanatory drawing of a coin route of a coin deposit payment machine with the distribution device for each denomination of the coins;  
         [0030]      FIG. 3  is a partial front view of a separate feeding device of the coin deposit payment machine, the denomination discriminating device, and the denomination discriminating device;  
         [0031]      FIG. 4  is a partial front view of the separate feeding device of the coin deposit payment machine and the denomination discriminating device;  
         [0032]      FIG. 5  is a sectional view cut along the line A-A in  FIG. 4 ;  
         [0033]      FIG. 6  is a drive system diagram of the separate feeding device of the coin deposit payment machine, the denomination discriminating device, and the denomination discriminating device;  
         [0034]      FIG. 7  is a partially enlarged front view of a selecting portion of the distribution device for each denomination of the coins;  
         [0035]      FIG. 8  is a sectional view cut along the line B-B in  FIG. 7 ;  
         [0036]      FIG. 9  is a partially enlarged oblique view of a selecting portion of the distribution device for each denomination of the coins;  
         [0037]      FIG. 10  is a partially enlarged oblique view of the selecting portion deleting a part of parts of the distribution device for each denomination of the coins;  
         [0038]      FIG. 11  is an enlarged sectional view of the coin sensor of a first selecting portion of the distribution device for each denomination of the coins;  
         [0039]      FIG. 12  is an enlarged sectional view of the coin sensor of the distribution device for each denomination of the coins; and  
         [0040]      FIG. 13  is an operation explanatory drawing deleting a part of parts of the distribution device for each denomination of the coins. 
     
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS  
       [0041]     Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the invention which set forth the best modes contemplated to carry out the invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. While the invention will be described in conjunction with the preferred embodiments, it will be understood that they are not intended to limit the invention to these embodiments. On the contrary, the invention is intended to cover alternatives, modifications and equivalents, which may be included within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims. Furthermore, in the following detailed description of the present invention, numerous specific details are set forth in order to provide a thorough understanding of the present invention. However, it will be obvious to one of ordinary skill in the art that the present invention may be practiced without these specific details. In other instances, well known methods, procedures, components, and circuits have not been described in detail as not to unnecessarily obscure aspects of the present invention.  
         [0042]     The “coin” used in the present specification includes a token, a medal and the like in addition to a monetary coin, and the shape thereof includes circular and polygonal forms.  
         [0043]     The present disclosed invention can be a compact denomination discriminating device of coins, comprising: a transferring device for moving coins of multiple denominations in a predetermined direction; a guide rail inclined at an angle of approximately 45 degrees to a horizontal plane and making a sharp angle at a guide plate for guiding the undersurface of the coin moved by the transferring device and the guide plate, and guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin; a first selecting port configuring a part of the guide rail; a first selecting port configuring a part of the guide rail; a first selecting port guide rail disposed at the first selecting port and making a sharp angle at the guide plate, and guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin; a second selecting port disposed at the opposite side sandwiching the transferring device against the first selecting port and at the guide plate; the second selecting port guide rail disposed at the second selecting port and guiding the undersurface of the coin: and a control device for selectively moving the first selecting port guide rail and the second selecting port guide rail.  
         [0044]     The present disclosed embodiment can be an example of a distribution device for a coin deposit payment device which can accommodate eight denominational types of coins such as 2 Euro, 1 Euro, 50 Cent, 20 Cent, 10 Cent, 5 Cent, 2 Cent, and 1 Cent which are the currency of the European community, and holds each denomination to pay out a predetermined number of coins of the predetermined denominations based on a delivery support system.  
         [0045]     However, the present invention can also be used for a coin deposit machine for accommodating the coins of multiple denominations and storing them for each denomination.  
         [0046]     A description of a coin deposit payment device  100  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 1 and 2 .  
         [0047]     The coin deposit payment device  100  includes a deposit device  102 , a separate feeding device  104 , a denomination discriminating device  106 , a transferring device  108 , a selecting portion  110 , a storing portion  112  and a payout device  114 .  
         [0048]     First, the deposit device  102  will be described. The deposit device  102  has functions of feeding coins of multiple different denominations that are inputted into a D-shaped input port  120  in a bulk-load state to the separate feeding device  104  of the next process in a range not exceeding of coin capacity of a separate feeding device  104  of the next process step. Specifically, the device  102  includes a deposit flat endless belt  122 , a coin break-up roller  124 , and an electric motor  126  for driving the deposit flat belt  122 . The deposit flat belt  122  has a width of approximately twice the maximum coin diameter, and is spanned across a pair of rollers, and is provided slightly with a rising tilt.  
         [0049]     This deposit flat belt  122  is movable by the electric motor  126  in a normal rotation direction to transfer the coins forward and in a reverse rotation direction to return the coins. The break-up roller  124  is disposed above an intermediate portion of the deposit flat belt  122  at a spacing of approximately three times the thinnest coins with the flat belt  122 .  
         [0050]     The break-up roller  124  is configured to have its undersurface rotated in a direction reverse to the advancing direction of the deposit flat belt  122  when the deposit flat belt advances in the transfer direction, and is put into a rest state when the deposit flat belt  122  moves in the returning direction.  
         [0051]     However, when the deposit flat belt  122  moves in a returning direction, the undersurface of the break-up roller  124  may be rotated so as to return to the same direction. As a result, when the thinnest coins are superposed more than three pieces on the flat belt  122  and arrive at the break-up roller  124 , the top most coin is moved to the returning direction and is dropped by the break-up roller  124 , so that a large number of coins will not drop onto the separate feeding device  104  at one time.  
         [0052]     A photoelectric sensor is disposed such that its optical axis intersects slightly above the deposit flat belt  122  below the input port  120 , thereby configuring a deposit detection device  128 . When the optical axis of the deposit detection device  128  is blocked, coins are assumed to be inputted, and the motor  126  is activated so that the deposit flat belt  122  is moved in a deposit direction.  
         [0053]     Further, when a full coin sensor  136  to be described later of the separate feeding device  104  detects a full state in a storage area, the motor  126  is stopped. Consequently, the separate feeding device  104  will not receive coins which exceed a full storage amount from the deposit device  102 , and can stably separate and feed out the coins one by one. The deposit detection device  128  can be changed to or combined with a magnetic sensor disposed below the deposit flat belt  122 .  
         [0054]     Next, the separate feeding device  104  will be described.  
         [0055]     The separate feeding device  104  has the functions of separating the coins of multiple denominations received in a bulk-load state from the deposit device  102  feeding them to the next process in a sequential one by one mode. The separate feeding device  104  is disposed below the deposit device  102 , and as shown in FIGS.  2  to  4 , includes a rotating disk  130 , a storing bowl  132 , an accommodating body  134 , and the full coin sensor  136 .  
         [0056]     The rotating disk  130  includes a accommodating portion  138  for accommodating the coins one by one from the storing bowl  132 , and is inclinedly disposed at a predetermined angle to a vertical plane, and is rotated at a predetermined speed. This accommodating portion  138  fixes a Y-shaped plate  146 , which forms three concave portions  142  at equal spacing, coaxially arranged on an upper surface of a rotating circular base plate  140 . The thickness of the plate  146  is made slightly thinner than the thickness of the thinnest coin, and if another coin rides on the thinnest coin, and it will not be pushed forcibly by the plate  146 . When the diameter of the circular plate  140  is made large, the number of coin accommodating portions  138  can be increased to four or more, and when the diameter of the circular plate  140  is made smaller, the number of accommodating portion  138  can be decreased to two or less than that.  
         [0057]     However, since making the diameter of the circular disk  140  large would lead to a large structural size of the coin deposit payment device  100 , this is not preferable, and when the number of accommodating portion  138  is decreased below three, the number of feeding coins per unit hour is decreased, and this requires taking extra time for the deposit processing of the coins, and therefore, it is most favorable that the number of accommodating portion  138  is three to provide the desired compact sizes. Further, a movable push-out body  148  which perforns a pivot movement is disposed at one side of a concave portion  142 . In other words, an approximately semi-circular coin accommodating portion  138  is formed by the combination of the push-out body  148  and the concave portion  142  on the rotary rotating disk  130 .  
         [0058]     The coin accommodating portion  138  is unable to accommodate the thinnest diameter coins when lined up in two pieces, and is set to a size capable of accommodating only one piece of the maximum diameter coin. The push-out body  148  is usually positioned in a rest state at a position shifted to a radially inward side of the concave portion  142  so as to form the coin accommodating portion  138 , and when moved to a predetermined radially outward position by performing the pivot movement, can feed out any held coin in a peripheral direction of the circular plate  140 . The movement of this push-out body  148  is preferably performed by using a groove cam and follows by utilizing the rotational movement of the circular plate  140  to force the follower to track the groove cam.  
         [0059]     The coin accommodating portion  138  of the rotating plate  130  accommodates the coins one by one, which are held in a bulk-load state at a lower portion facing a the storing bowl  132 . The push-out body  148  pushes out the coins of the accommodating portion  138  in a peripheral direction at the predetermined position above a rotational center, and deliver them to a knife shaped accommodating body  134  for coin separation.  
         [0060]     As shown in  FIGS. 4 and 6 , the rotating plate or disk  130  is rotated at a predetermined speed through a driven gear  158  formed at a bottom peripheral surface of the rotating circular plate  140  by a gear  154  rotated trough a speed reducer  152  by an electric motor  150  disposed at a lateral side.  
         [0061]     The full coin sensor  136  has the functions of outputting a full signal when the coin amount in the storing bowl  132  exceeds a predetermined amount, and for example, it can be a photoelectric sensor of a transmission type although other types of sensors can be used.  
         [0062]     When the coin amount in the storing bowl  132  is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, an agitating efficiency of the coins by the Y-shaped plate  146  and the push-out body  148  is reduced, and therefore, the full coin sensor  136  eliminates any trouble in processing coins into the accommodating portion  138 . When the full coin sensor  136  outputs a full signal, the electric motor  126  is stopped, and the supply of coins from the deposit device  102  is stopped. When the full sensor  136  does not output a full coin signal, the electric motor  126  is started again, and the coins on the deposit flat belt  122  are supplied to the storing bowl  132 .  
         [0063]     Next, the coin denomination discriminating device  106  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 4 and 5 . The denomination discriminating device  106  has the functions of discriminating the authenticity and denominations of the coins fed out one by one from the separate feeding device  104 .  
         [0064]     The denomination discriminating device  106  also has the functions of discriminating the authenticity and denominations of the coins based on detection data obtained from a magnetic sensor unit  160 . Specifically, the denomination discriminating device  106  has the functions of discriminating the authenticity and denomination of the coins based on detection data from a material quality sensor, thickness sensor, and the diameter sensor of the coin obtained from the magnetic sensor unit  160 . The denomination discriminating device  106  can perform the discrimination of the authenticity and denomination of the coins by using the material quality sensor, the thickness sensor, and the diameter sensor which can be configured by one or more coils and predetermined ferrite cores.  
         [0065]     The denomination discriminating device  106  includes the magnetic sensor  160 , a slide base  170  disposed in the same flat surface as the upper surface of the rotating circular plate  140 , and a rotating body  172  for feeding the coins, and a reference guide  174 .  
         [0066]     First, the slide base  170  shown in  FIG. 5  will be described.  
         [0067]     The slide base  170  has the functions of guiding one surface of the coin inclinedly disposed on the upper surface of a base  178  and push-moved by the rotating body  172 .  
         [0068]     The slide base  170  is a bottom surface of a circular hole  180  formed on the upper surface of a flat-plate shaped base  178  formed by a non-magnetic material, for example, resin, and its surface has a flat-surface shape.  
         [0069]     However, the slide base  170  is provided with a convex stripe extending in the moving direction of the coin, so that any sliding resistance of the coin can be reduced.  
         [0070]     Next, the rotating body  172  will be described.  
         [0071]     The rotating body  172  has the functions of moving the coins received from the separate feeding device  104  and allowing them to pass through the magnetic sensor portion  160  one by one. The rotating body  172  delivers a coin having passed by the magnetic sensor  160  to the transferring device  108 . The rotating body  172  is preferably shaped by a non-magnetic material, for example, resin, and is fixed to an axis of rotation  182  protruded to a center portion of the circular hole  180 , and is parallel with the slide base  170 , and moreover, is rotatable in an adjacent flat surface. The rotating body  172  forms a plurality of coin accommodating portions  185  by three pieces of push-to-move levers  184  disposed at equal intervals of the same number of pieces as the accommodating portions  138 , and forms a Y-shape.  
         [0072]     Next, the reference guide  174  will be described.  
         [0073]     The reference guide  174  has the functions of linearly guiding the coin passing through to face the magnetic sensor  160 , and making the sensory positions of the classified denomination coins for the magnetic sensor  160  constant. The reference guide  174  has an arched portion  186  formed following the accommodating body  134  and a straight-line guide portion  188  formed following the arched portion  186 , and is positioned at the outer periphery of the rotating route of the rotating body  172 , and guides the coin push-moved by the push-to-move lever  184 . The reference guide  174  is preferably formed of a polyoxymethylene which is an excellent resin in abrasion resistance in order to guide the coins. Further, the reference guide  174  can be integrally shaped with the slide base  170  in order to improve manufacturing efficiency and accuracy.  
         [0074]     Next, the magnetic sensor  160  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 4 and 5 .  
         [0075]     The magnetic sensor  160  has the functions of obtaining a data for discriminating the authenticity and denomination of the coin guided by the reference guide  174 . The magnetic sensors  160  are disposed above and below a movement route  190  of the coin moved by the push-to-move lever  184 , while being guided by the reference guide  174 . The magnetic sensor  160  includes a diameter sensor  166 , a thickness sensor  164 , and a material quality sensor  162 . The diameter sensor  166  has the functions of obtaining a data regarding the diameter of the coin moved by the rotating body  172 .  
         [0076]     Euro coins have eight types of denominations, and since a 2 Euro coin of the maximum diameter is approximately twice a 1 Euro coin of the minimum diameter, it is difficult to obtain a highly accurate data only by one diameter sensor. Hence, the present embodiment is configured by a plurality of diameter sensors. Specifically, the present embodiment is configured by a first diameter sensor  192 , a second diameter sensor  194 , and a third diameter sensor  196 .  
         [0077]     As shown in  FIGS. 4 and 5 , the material quality sensor  162 , the thickness sensor  164 , and the second diameter sensor  194  is a magnetic sensor configured by winding a coil  204  around a central cylinder  198  of a core  202  including a cylindrical central cylinder  198  and a ferrite having an approximately cylindrical external wall  200  surrounding the periphery. Since the magnetic sensor can be configured by a coil, a core, and an impressing circuit of high frequency or the like, procurement availability is excellent, and-the price is moderate in spite of the fact that highly accurate data can be obtained, and thus, it is suitable for a coin denomination discriminating device.  
         [0078]     As shown in  FIG. 4 , the first diameter sensor  192  and the third diameter sensor  196  have an external wall eliminated from an external wall  200  of the portion facing the cylindrical center cylinder  198  and the straight-line guide portion  188 , and is formed approximately in the shape of a rectangle. By being formed in the shape of a rectangle in this manner, it is possible to adjacently dispose the first diameter sensor  192  and the third diameter sensor  196 , and data for performing a highly accurate diameter discrimination can be obtained.  
         [0079]     Each of the sensors  162 ,  164 ,  192 ,  194 , and  196  is fitted to a column-shaped positioning pin  206  allowing a hole of central cylinder  198  to protrude from the rear surface of the slide base  170 , and is fixed by a bonding agent and the like. By the use of a positioning pin  206  and the hole of the center cylinder  198 , the position of each of the magnetic sensors  162 ,  164 ,  192 ,  194 , and  196  is decided, and therefore, there is an advantage that the position of the magnetic sensors are easily and accurately positioned.  
         [0080]     The thickness sensor  164  and the second diameter sensor  194  are disposed adjacent to the accommodating body  134 , and are disposed on a first straight line L 1  orthogonal to the straight-line guide portion  188 . The thickness sensor  164  is disposed adjacent to the reference guide  174 , and the end surface of the center cylinder  198  faces the coin surfaces of all denominations.  
         [0081]     The second diameter sensor  194  is disposed so as to face with an approximately one quarter of the maximum diameter 2 Euro coin, and moreover, is disposed at a position to face with an approximately entire surface of the maximum diameter coin that can be discriminated.  
         [0082]     The material quality sensor  162  is disposed at the down stream side of the straight line L 1  and on the line L 2  approximately orthogonal to the straight-line guide portion  188 .  
         [0083]     The first diameter sensor  192  and the third diameter sensor  196  are located immediately at the downstream of the second straight line L 2 , and moreover, on a third straight line L 3  approximately orthogonal to the straight-line guide portion  188 .  
         [0084]     An elongation of the push-out portion  206  of the coin of the push-to-move lever  184  of the rotating body  172  is set to cross at a sharp angle until the maximum diameter portion of the coin faces with the material quality sensor  162 , the first diameter sensor  192 , and the third diameter sensor  196 , and is set to receive a component force by which the coin pushed by the push-out portion  206  is pushed to the straight-line guide portion  188 . This is because the coin is always guided by contacting the straight-line guide portion  188 , thereby enhancing the accuracy of the diameter detection.  
         [0085]     The material quality sensor  162  is disposed immediately adjacent to the reference guide  174 , and the end surface of the center cylinder  198  faces the surfaces of the coins of all denominations.  
         [0086]     The first diameter sensor  192  is disposed so as to slightly face the upper portion of the 1 cent coin of the smallest diameter guided by the straight-line guide portion  188 . The third diameter sensor  196 , when faced with the 2 Euro coin of the maximum diameter, is disposed such that the lower half of the magnetic sensor  196  faces the upper end portion of the 2 Euro coin.  
         [0087]     The thickness sensor  164 , the material quality sensor  162 , the first diameter sensor  192 , the second diameter sensor  194 , and the third diameter sensor  196  are configured by a pair of magnetic sensors disposed above and below the movement route  190  of each coin. One of a pair of magnetic sensors is fixed to the rear surface of the slide base  170 , and the other is fixed to an upper cover  208 .  
         [0088]     Next, the upper cover  208  will be described.  
         [0089]     The upper cover  208  is above the separate feeding device  104 , and is pivotally-movably attached to an axis  210  disposed at the lateral side of the circular hole  180 . The upper cover  208  takes on an approximately trapezoid shape when seen flat, and a lower surface  212  is flat, and a part thereof is positioned by facially contacting the upper surface of the reference guide  174 . In other words, by a facial contact between the under surface  212  of the upper cover  208  and the upper surface of the reference guide  174  a gap between the slider base  170  and the under surface  212  is kept small and in parallel.  
         [0090]     The gap between the slide base  170  and the under surface  212  is set by adding an allowance to the maximum thickness of the operating coin. The upper cover  208  is fixed by a hook (not shown) in a state of the facial contact with the upper surface of the reference guide  174 . Consequently, in the denomination discriminating device  106 , the coin is push-moved in a thin movement route  190  defined by the slide base  170 , the under surface  212 , and the reference guide  174  by the push-to-move lever  184 .  
         [0091]     The thickness of the push-to-move lever  184  is slightly smaller than the gap between the slide base  170  and the under surface  212 , and moreover, is formed slightly thicker than the thickness of the thickest coin. This is for the improvement of strength and abrasion resistance and easiness of production.  
         [0092]     As shown in  FIG. 6 , a push-to move lever gear  216  is fixed to the lower end portion penetrated with the slide lever  170  of the axis of rotation  182 , and engages with a driven gear  158  integrally formed with the rotating plate  140 . A gear ratio of the driven gear  158  to the push-to-move lever gear  216  is 1:1, and immediately after the push-out body  148  pushes out the coin toward the outside of the accommodating portion  138  and delivers it to the accommodating body  134 , a timing is set such that the push-too-move lever  184  push-moves the received coin.  
         [0093]     Next, the first timing sensor  176  will be described.  
         [0094]     A signal outputted every time the push-to move lever  184  passes through from the timing sensor  176  is used as an associated signal for storing discriminating information on the authenticity and denomination of the coin discriminated based on the data detected by the magnetic sensor  160 . The timing sensor  176  is fixed to a base  178 . In the present embodiment, the timing sensor  176  is a photoelectric sensor of a reflecting type, and when facing the push-to-move lever  184 , outputs a push-to-move lever timing signal of “H”, and when not facing, outputs a signal of “L.” 
         [0095]     Next, the second timing sensor  217  will be described.  
         [0096]     The second timing sensor  217  has the functions of outputting a timing signal for each predetermined rotational angle smaller than the first timing sensor  176  when the rotating body  172  is rotated. In the present embodiment, a light-projecting element is disposed below a gear  216  and a through-hole  218  bored for each predetermined angle on the same circle with the axis of rotation as a center, and is configured by the photoelectric sensor  219  of a transmission type disposed with a light-receiving element on the upper side of the gear  216 . The through-hole  218  is, for example, bored  24  pieces at equal intervals.  
         [0097]     Consequently, when the projected light from the light projecting element transmits the through-hole  218  and enters the light-receiving element, the second timing sensor  217  outputs a second timing signal of “H”, and when the projected light from the light projecting element is shut out by the push-to-move lever gear  216 , the second timing sensor  217  outputs a signal of “L.” In other words, during one cycle of the first timing sensor  176 , eight pieces of the second timing signals are outputted, thereby increasing resolution of the rotating angle of the rotating body  172 .  
         [0098]     Next, the transferring device  108  will be described.  
         [0099]     The transferring device  108  has the functions of transferring a coin of which authenticity and denomination are discriminated to the selecting portion  110 . In other words, the transferring device  108  has the functions of push-moving a coin having one surface of the coin supported by a slide plate  224  to be described later and the outer peripheral surface supported by the guide rail  226 , and moving them in a predetermined direction. The transferring device  108  includes an endless transferring body  220  moving in one direction within the same flat surface.  
         [0100]     In the present embodiment, the endless transferring body  220  is an endless chain  232  spanned across a first sub-sprocket  228  and a second sub-sprocket  230  which are spaced at a predetermined spacing. The chain  232  is disposed in the shape of a flat running track, and the first sprocket  228  is disposed immediately at the lateral side of the rotating body  172  of the coin denomination discriminating device  106 . Although the chain  232  is preferably made of metal in view of durability and cost, it can be made of resin. The chain  232  is circularly moved in a predetermined direction within a flat surface inclined approximately 45 degrees for a horizontal line. Push-to-move pins  238  protruding above the direction orthogonal to a plate  236  protruding to the outside from a connecting pin  234  of the chain  232  are fixed at predetermined intervals.  
         [0101]     Consequently, the push-to-move pins  238  are circularly moved in the predetermined direction within a flat surface P (see  FIG. 8 ) inclined approximately at 45 degrees to the vertical. The push-to-move pin  238  is plurally attached to the chain  232  at the intervals corresponding to the intervals of the push-to-move levers  184  for receiving the coins.  
         [0102]     A driven gear  239  is fixed to the lower portion of an axis  237  to which the first sprocket  228  is fixed, and engages with the push-to-move lever gear  216 . The gear ratio of the gear  239  to the gear  216  is 1:3. In other words, the push-to-move lever  184  and the push-to-move pin  238  are interlocked by the predetermined relationship. Specifically, the coin push-moved to the movement route  240  of the push-to-move pin  238  by the push-to-move lever  184  is set to be immediately moved by the push-to-move pin  238 .  
         [0103]     Consequently, since the coin is transferred by the push-to-move pin  238 , the minimum unit of the transferring device  108  is the push-to-move pin  238 , and in the present specification, when it comes to the transferring device  108 , it is sometimes referred to only as the push-to-move pin  238 . The movement route  240  takes on a flat loop form positioned so as to surround the endless transferring body  220 , and is positioned slightly above in parallel with an inclined flat surface disposed with the endless transferring body  220 .  
         [0104]     Next, the slide plate  224  will be described.  
         [0105]     The slide plate  224  has the functions of guiding the under surface of the coin transferred by the transferring device  108 . Specifically, a first slide guide  242  is disposed at the lateral side as well as at the lower side of the movement route  240  of the push-to-move pin  238 , and the a second slide guide  244  is disposed at the lateral side as well as at the upper side along the movement route  240 . As shown in  FIG. 8 , the first slide guide  242  and the second slide guide  244  are disposed in parallel at a space smaller than the diameter of the smallest diameter 1 cent coin 1C among the coins of the multiple types, and the first slide guide  242  is down below the movement route  240  of the push-to-move pin  238  in the vertical direction, and the second slide guide  244  is disposed above the movement route  240 . To describe more in detail, a flat surface P 2  connecting the surfaces of the first slide guide  242  and the second slide guide  244  is located within the flat surface P, and is inclined approximately at 45 degrees.  
         [0106]     Consequently, the coin transferred by the transferring device  108  has its lower surface supported by the first slide guide  242  and the second slide guide  244 , and is transferred, while being inclined approximately 45 degrees from a horizontal plane. To miniaturize the entire coin deposit payment device  100 , the above described angle is preferably approximately 45 degrees.  
         [0107]     Since the slide plate  224  may only support the coin from the lower side, thin bars juxtaposed at small intervals and made into a plate shape as a whole may have the functions of guiding the coin. In the present embodiment, the slide plate  224  is shaped by resin having abrasion resistance, and a protruded stripe  245  extending in the advancing direction of the coin is formed at the portion sliding with the coin, thereby reducing the advancing resistance of the coin, see  FIG. 7 .  
         [0108]     Next, the first slide guide  242  will be described.  
         [0109]     In the present embodiment, the first slide guide  242  is a rectilinear plate having a narrow width, and the upper surface thereof is inclined approximately 45 degrees, and supports the under surfaces of all the coins moved by the push-to-move pin  238 .  
         [0110]     Next, the second slide guide  244  will be described with reference to  FIGS. 8 and 9 .  
         [0111]     In the present embodiment, the second slide guide  244  is configured by a first fixed guide plate  246 - 1 , a second fixed guide plate  246 - 2 , a third fixed guide plate  246 - 3 , a fourth fixed guide plate  246 - 4 , and a fifth fixed guide plate  246 - 5 , which are disposed at predetermined intervals in a fixed state in order from the denomination discriminating device  106  side, and a first movable guide plate  248 - 1 , a second movable guide plate  248 - 2 , a third movable guide plate  248 - 3  and a fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4 , which are disposed among those fixed guide plates.  
         [0112]     When each of the movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  are at a guide position GP, they are in range with each of the guide plates  246 - 1 ,  246 - 2 ,  246 - 3 ,  246 - 4 , and  246 - 5 , and are positioned at intervals smaller than the diameter of the minimum diameter  1  cent coin for the guide rail  226 , and therefore, support and guide the under surfaces of all the coins moved by the push-to-move pin  238 . The movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  also configure a first selecting portion  260  as to be described later.  
         [0113]     Next, the guide rail  226  will be described.  
         [0114]     The guide rail  226  has the function of guiding the lower side peripheral surface of the coin transferred by the transferring device  108 . In the present embodiment, the guide rail  226  makes approximately right angle with the slide plate  224 , specifically the first slide guide  242 , and is below the movement route  240 , and extends approximately in parallel with the  240  in a state of being adjacent to the upper surface of the first slide guide  242 . To describe more in detail, the guide rail  226  is positioned approximately within a flat surface P 1 , and has a thickness slightly larger than the thickness of the maximum coin, see  FIG. 8 . In other words, the guide rail  226  protrudes in a direction slightly orthogonal to the maximum thickness of the operating coin from the upper surface of the first slide guide  242 . Consequently, a coin pushed by the push-to-move pin  238  has its lower surface guided by slide plate  224 , and the lower end peripheral surface thereof is guided by the guide rail  226 .  
         [0115]     The guide rail  226  is configured by a first fixed guide rails  252 - 1 , second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 , a third fixed guide rail  252 - 3 , a fourth fixed guide rail  252 - 4 , a fifth fixed guide rail  252 - 5 , and a sixth guide rail  252 - 6 , which are disposed at predetermine intervals in a fixed state, and a first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , a second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , a third movable guide rail  254 - 3 , a fourth movable guide rail  254 - 4 , and a fifth movable guide rail  254 - 5 , which are disposed among each fixed guide rail, see  FIG. 3 . The first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , the third movable guide  254 - 3 , the fourth movable guide  254 - 4 , and the fifth movable guide  254 - 5  also configure a second selecting portion  262  to be described later.  
         [0116]     Next, the selecting portion  110  will be described with reference to  FIG. 3 .  
         [0117]     The selecting portion  110  has the functions of selecting a coin moved by the transferring device  108  into a predetermined selecting portion for each denomination. The selecting portion  110  includes the first selecting portion  260  disposed at the upper side of the movement route  240  and along the movement route  240 , and the second selecting portion  262  disposed at the lower side and along the guide rail  226  below the movement passage  240 .  
         [0118]     The first selecting portion  260  is disposed with a 2 cent selection port  264 , a 5 cent selection port  266 , a 10 cent selecting port  268 , a 20 cent selecting port  270 , and an overflow selecting portion  272  in order from the upper stream of the advancing direction toward the downstream of the transferring device  108 . The second selecting port  262  is disposed with a reject selecting port  274 , a 1 cent selecting port  276 , a 2 Euro selecting port  278 , a 50 cent selecting port  280 , and a 1 Euro selecting port  282  in order from the upper stream of the advancing direction toward the downstream of the transferring device  108 .  
         [0119]     The 2 cent selecting port  264  is defined between the first fixed guide plate  246 - 1  and the second fixed guide plate  246 - 2  which are disposed at the predetermined intervals, and the 5 cent selecting port is defined between the second fixed guide plate  246 - 2  and the third fixed guide plate  246 - 4 , and the 10 cent selecting port  268  is defined between the third fixed guide plate  246 - 3  and the fourth fixed guide plate  264 - 4 , and the 20 cent selecting port  270  is defined between the fourth fixed guide plate  2644  and the fifth fixed guide plate  246 - 5 .  
         [0120]     The reject selecting port  274  is defined between the first fixed guide rail  252 - 1  and the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2  which are disposed at the predetermined intervals, and the 1 cent selecting port  276  is defined between the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2  and the third fixed guide rail  252 - 3  which are disposed at the predetermined intervals, and the 2 Euro selecting port  278  is defined between the third fixed guide rail  252 - 3  and the fourth fixed guide rail  252 - 4 , and the 50 cent selecting portion  280  is defined between the fourth fixed guide rail  252 - 4  and the fifth fixed guide rail  252 - 5 , and the 1 Euro selecting portion  282  is defined between the fifth fixed guide rail  252 - 5  and the sixth fixed guide rail  252 - 6 .  
         [0121]     The predetermined intervals of each of the fixed guide plates  246 - 2 ,  246 - 3 ,  246 - 4  and  246 - 5 , and each of the fixed guide rails  252 - 1 ,  252 - 2 ,  252 - 3 ,  252 - 4 ,  252 - 5 , and  252 - 6  are preferably approximately 1.5 times or more the maximum diameter of the coin used in order to surely drop off the coin moving at a predetermined speed, though relating also to the transferring speed of the coin.  
         [0122]     Each of the selecting ports  264 ,  266 ,  268 ,  270 ,  272 ,  274 ,  276 ,  278 , and  280  is disposed with a gate electrically controlled in order to select a coin of a predetermined denomination.  
         [0123]     The first movable guide plate  248 - 1  is a gate  286  for the 2 cent, the second movable guide plate  248 - 2  is a gate  288  for the 5 cent, the third movable guide plate  248 - 3  is a gate  290  for the 10 cent, and the fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4  is a gate  292  for the 20 cent. In other words, the 2 cent selecting portion  264  of the first selecting portion  260  is disposed with the first movable guide plate  248 - 1 , and the 5 cent selecting port  266  is disposed with the second movable guide plate  248 - 2 , and the 10 cent selecting port  268  is disposed with the movable guide plate  248 - 3 , and the 20 cent selecting port  270  is disposed with the fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4 .  
         [0124]     When the first movable guide plate  248 - 1 , the second movable guide plate  248 - 2 , the third movable guide plate  248 - 3 , and the fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4  are positioned at a guide position GP, these plates are disposed at a predetermined distance from the guide rail  226 , specifically at a position smaller than the diameter of the minimum diameter 1 cent coin and separated from the center of gravity of the 2 Euro coin which is the maximum diameter coin.  
         [0125]     Consequently, when each of the movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  is positioned at the guide position GP, shown in  FIG. 8  and  FIG. 10 . The coin pushed by the push-to-move pin  238  and moving while being guided by the guide rail  226  is supported in the lower end portion of the lower surface by the first slide guide  242 , and is supported in the upper portion of the lower surface by these movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4 , and therefore, the coin will not drop into the selecting ports  284 ,  286 ,  288 , and  290  of the first selecting port  260 .  
         [0126]     These guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  are preferably column-shaped. This is because a contact between the movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  and the under surface of the coin is a line contact, and even when the movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  move, the contact with the under surface of the coin can be kept as the line contact, thereby reducing the slide resistance of the coin to the minimum.  
         [0127]     The reject selecting port  274  of the second selecting portion  262  is disposed with the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , and the 1 cent selecting portion  276  is disposed with the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , and the 2 Euro selecting portion  278  is disposed with the third movable guide rail  254 - 3 , and the 50 cent selecting portion  280  is disposed with the fourth movable guide rail  254 - 4 , and the 1 Euro selecting portion  282  is disposed with the fifth movable guide rail  254 - 5 . When the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , the third movable guide rail  254 - 3 , the fourth movable guide rail  254 - 4  and the fifth movable guide rail  254 - 5  are positioned at the guide position GP, guide surfaces  283  which are the upper surfaces of these guide rails are practically in range with the first fixed guide rail  252 - 1 , the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 , the third fixed guide rail  252 - 3 , the fourth fixed guide rail  252 - 4 , the fifth fixed guide rail  252 - 5 , and the sixth fixed guide rail  252 - 6 .  
         [0128]     Further, the 2 cent selecting port  264  is disposed at the upper side of the movement route  240  along a line LR 1  orthogonal to a center line L 1  in the movement route  240  at a first predetermined distance from the denomination discriminating device  106 , and the reject selecting portion  274  is disposed at the lower side of the movement route  240 .  
         [0129]     At a second predetermined distance further away than the first predetermined distance from the denomination discriminating device  106 , along a line LR 2  orthogonal to the center line L 1 , the 5 cent selecting port  266  is disposed at the upper side of the movement route  240 , and the 1 cent selecting port  276  is disposed at the lower side thereof. At a third predetermined distance further away than the second predetermined distance from the denomination discriminating device  106 , along a line LR 3  orthogonal to the center line L 1 , the 10 cent selecting port  268  is disposed at the upper side of the movement route  240 , and the 2 Euro selecting port  278  is disposed at the lower side thereof.  
         [0130]     At a fourth predetermined distance further away than the third predetermined distance from the denomination discriminating device  106 , along a line LR 4  orthogonal to the center line L 1 , the 20 cent selecting port  270  is disposed at the upper side of the movement route  240 , and the 50 cent selecting port  282  is disposed at the lower side thereof. At a fifth predetermined distance further away than the fourth predetermined distance from the denomination discriminating device  106 , along a line LR 5  orthogonal to the center line L 1 , the 2 Euro selecting port  282  is disposed at the lower side of the movement route  240 . At a sixth predetermined distance further away than the fifth predetermined distance from the denomination discriminating device  106 , the overflow selecting port  272  is disposed at the upper side of the movement route  240 .  
         [0131]     From the first predetermined distance to the fourth predetermined distance are associated with the intervals of the push-to-move lever  184 , and specifically, they are set to the same intervals as the intervals of the push-to-move pin  238 .  
         [0132]     Next, the movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  which are the gates of the 2 cent selection port  264 , the 5 cent selecting port  266 , the 10 cent selecting port  268 , and the 20 cent selecting port  270  of the first selecting portion  260  will be described. The movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  can be moved to the guide position GP selectively moving the coin or a non-guide position NP not guiding. Further, since the movable plate guides  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  are of the same structure, a description will be made by adopting the movable guide plates  248 - 1  and  248 - 2  as a representative.  
         [0133]     The movable guide plate  248 - 1  includes bars  292  and  294  extending in a right angle direction from both ends thereof, and axes  296  and  298  protruding to the lateral side from the lower end of the bars  292  and  294 , and is positioned on the upper end of a gate body  290  of a portal shape as a whole, and is round-bar shaped as described above. The axes  296  and  298  are pivotally supported by fixed axles  300  and  302 . The movable guide plate  248 - 1  is moved to the guide position GP and the non-guide position NP by an actuator  304  trough a linkage  306 .  
         [0134]     However, the movable guide plate  248 - 1  can be directly moved by the actuator  304 . The actuator  304 , in the present embodiment, can be an electromagnetic actuator made from a solenoid  308  and an iron core  310 .  
         [0135]     The electromagnetic actuator  304  is high in the degree of freedom if wiring is a consideration, and is compact in size and large in output, which is preferable.  
         [0136]     Next, the linkage  306  will be described. The linkage  306  includes a clamp pin  316  fixed in parallel with the axis  298  to one end portion of the crank  314  which extends in the peripheral direction from the axis  298  and a spring  322  fixed to the top end of the iron core  310 , and impelling the lever  320  and the iron core  310  accommodating the clamp pin  316  into a grove  318  of the top end portion to protrude. According to this configuration, when the solenoid  308  is not excited, the iron core  310  is impelled to protrude by the spring  322 , and therefore, the clamp pin  316  is pivotally moved clockwise with the axes  296  and  298  as a center by the lever  320  in  FIGS. 8, 9  and  11 .  
         [0137]     A bar  292  of a gate body  290  is blocked in advancing by a first stopper  324  which protrudes to the side wall of the selecting port  264 , and comes to rest, and is held at the guide position GP. As shown in  FIG. 8 , when the movable guide plate  248 - 1  is positioned at the guide position GP, the minimum diameter 1 cent coin  1 C guided by the guide plate  226  has the upper end portion of the under surface guided by the movable guide plate  248 - 1 , and the push-to-move pin  238  pushes slightly the upper side than the center portion of the coin.  
         [0138]     Consequently, when a coin of a small diameter and light weight is used, the coin is pushed out from an upward circular arc by the push-to-move pin  238 , and therefore, the coin is applied with a downward force, in other words, a component force pushed by the guide plate  226 , and the coin is transferred without jumping from the guide rail  226 . Although a coin of the large diameter is moved so as to be pushed from below the circular arc by the push-to-move pin  238 , since it is of a large diameter, it is heavy and does not jump up, and is further moved along the guide rail  226 .  
         [0139]     When the movable guide plate  248 - 1  is positioned at the non-guide position NP, in the 2 cent selecting portion  264 , the 2 cent coin has the under surface of the top end portion not guided by the movable guide plate  248 - 1 . Consequently, the 2 cent coin drops below from the upper end portion, and is guided to a coin storage and payment device for 2 cent to be described later by a guide passage  323 , see  FIG. 10 .  
         [0140]     Next, the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , the third movable guide rail  254 - 3 , the fourth movable guide rail  254 - 4 , and the fifth movable guide rail  254 - 5  will be described. Since these movable guide rails are of the same structure, a description will be made by adopting the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  and the second movable guide rail  254 - 2  as the representatives.  
         [0141]     The first movable guide rail  254 - 1  includes bars  330  and  332  extending in a right angle direction from both ends thereof, and axes  336  and  338  protruding to the lateral side from the lower end of the bars  330  and  332 , and is positioned on the upper end of a second gate body  340  having a portal shape as a whole, and has a narrow width flat-plate shape as described above. The second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , as shown in  FIG. 8 , makes a slightly sharp angle to the upper surface of the first slide guide  242 . This is because, by disposing the second movable guide rail  254 - 2  so as to make a slightly sharp angle to the upper surface of the first slide guide  242 , the guided coin is given a component force pushing to the slide plate  224 , so that the coin does not drop from the movable guide rail  254 - 1 .  
         [0142]     Further, a dropping guide surface  339  moving downward from the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  is formed. This is because, the coin which is not guided by the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  but drops is guided, and is surely guided to the storing portion  112 . The axes  336  and  338  are pivot-movably supported by anchor bearings  342  and  344 .  
         [0143]     The second gate body  340  is disposed along a straight line LR 1  making a right angle at the guide rail  226 . The movable guide rail  254 - 1  is moved to the guide position GP 2  and the non-guide position NP 2  by an actuator  346  through a linkage  348 . However, the movable guide rail  254 - 1  can be directly moved by the actuator  346 .  
         [0144]     The actuator  346 , in the present embodiment, is an electromagnetic type actuator  354  including a solenoid  350  and an iron core  352 . The electromagnetic actuator  354  is high in the degree of freedom if a wiring is considered, and is compact in size and large in output, which is preferable.  
         [0145]     Next, the linkage  348  will be described. The linkage  348  has the functions of transmitting the movement of the actuator  346  to the movable guide rail  254 - 1 . The linkage  348  includes a clamp pin  358  fixed in parallel with the axis  338  to one end portion of a crank  356  which extends in the peripheral direction from the axis  338  and a spring  365  inserting a passive portion into a groove  360  of the top end of the iron core  352 , and impelling the lever  362  and the iron core  352  having a groove accommodating the clamp pin  358  to protrude. According to this configuration, when the solenoid  354  is not excited, the iron core  352  is impelled to protrude by the spring  365 , and therefore, the clamp pin  358  is pivotally moved clockwise by the crank  356  in  FIG. 11  with the axes  336  and  338  as a center.  
         [0146]     The second gate body  340  is blocked in advancing by a second stopper  360  formed at the lateral side of the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 , and comes to rest, and is held at the guide position GP. In this case, the movable guide rail  254 - 1  is in a line so as to be approximately in range with the first fixed guide rail  252 - 1  and the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 . Further, since the movable guide rail  254 - 1  is inclined, a step is arisen with the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 . Hence, when the coin moves from the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2  to the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , an upward inclined guide surface  362  is formed on the upstream side end surface of the second movable guide rail  254 - 2  from the upstream side toward the downstream side, so that the coin can smoothly move.  
         [0147]     Further, the third fixed guide rail  252 - 3  of the downstream side is also formed with an upward inclined fixed guide surface  363  from the upstream side toward the downstream side. When the movable guide rail  252 - 1  is positioned at the guide position GP 2 , the lower side peripheral surface of the coin moving while contacting the slide plate  224  at the lower surface is guided by the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  following the first fixed guide rail  252 - 1 . Since the coin has the guide surface  283  of its upper surface inclined in the movable guide rail  252 - 1 , the coin is given a component force so as to be further pushed by the first slide guide  242  and the first movable slide guide  248 - 1 .  
         [0148]     Consequently, the coin is moved by the push-to-move pin  238 , while the lower side peripheral surface is guided by the fixed guide rail  252 - 1  and the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 . The coin of the predetermined denomination in the midst of being pushed and moved by the push-to-move pin  238  drops off below by the self-load since the coin is not guided by the movable guide rails  254 - 1 ,  254 - 2 ,  254 - 3 ,  254 - 4  or  254 - 5  when the movable guide rails  254 - 1 ,  254 - 2 ,  254 - 3 ,  254 - 4  or  254 - 5  move to a non-guide position NP 2 . The dropped coin is guided to a guide passage  370 , and is returned to a receiving port  442  through a predetermined coin storage payment device to be described later or a payout device  114 .  
         [0149]     Similarly to the present invention, when one side of the transferring device  108  is disposed with the first selecting portion  260 , and the other side is disposed with the second selecting portion  262 , a coin can be separated into the upper side and the lower side at the same distance from the denomination discriminating device  106  of the transferring device  108 , and therefore, there is an advantage in that the transferring distance of the coin for separation by denomination can be made short, and the coin deposit payment device  100  can be made compact.  
         [0150]     The gate bodies  290  and  340  opposite to each of the coin selecting ports  264 ,  266 ,  268 ,  270 ,  274 ,  276 ,  278 ,  280 , and  282  are selectively moved to the guide position GP and GP 2  or the non-guide position NP and NP 2  by a timing signal from the first timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217  based on the discriminated authenticity and coin discrimination information discriminated by the data detected by the denomination discriminating device  106 .  
         [0151]     Next, the control method of the gate bodies  290  and  340  will be described. That is, the control method of the guide positions GP and GP 2  or the non-guide position NP and NP 2  of the first movable guide plate  248 - 1 , the second movable guide plate  248 - 2 , the third movable guide plate  248 - 3 , and the fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4 , the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , the third movable guide  254 - 3 , the fourth movable guide  254 - 4 , and the fifth movable guide  254 - 5  will be described. In other words, it is a control method of selectively moving the movable guide plates  248 - 1 ,  248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  or the movable guide rail  254 - 1 ,  254 - 2 ,  254 - 3 ,  254 - 4 , and  254 - 5  of the relevant denomination to the non-guide position NP or NP 2  based on the authenticity and the denomination information discriminated by the denomination discriminating device  106 .  
         [0152]     First, a coin passing through the movement route  190  pushed by the push-to-move lever  184  has data regarding a material quality, a diameter, and a thickness obtained by the magnetic sensor  160 , and in a control device  432 , the authenticity is discriminated, and in the case of an authenticated coin, the denomination thereof is discriminated, and both of them are stored in association with a pulse signal TP from the timing sensor  176  outputted immediately after the discrimination. In the case of a fraudulent coin, immediately after it is discriminated as the fraudulent coin, it is stored in association with an initial timing signal TP 1  outputted by blocking an optical axis of the timing sensor  176  by the push-to-move lever  184 .  
         [0153]     Next, when it is detected from the timing signal TP 1  that a second timing signal TP 2  from the second timing sensor  217  is transmitted for a predetermined number, a solenoid  364  of the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  is excited, and the iron core  352  is brought in. As a result, the axis  338  is pivotally moved counter-clock wise in  FIG. 10  through the clamp pin  358  and the crank  356 , and therefore, the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  moves below the first guide plate  244  from between the first fixed guide rail  252 - 1  and the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 , and is positioned at the non-guide position NP 2 .  
         [0154]     This movement of the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  is performed by taking a sufficient time so that it is completed before a fraudulent coin reaches the reject selection port  274 . The fraudulent coin pushed by the push-to-move pin  238  with its lower side peripheral surface guided by the first fixed guide rail  252 - 2 , and further, supported and transferred by the first fixed guide plate  246 - 1  and the first movable guide plate  248 - 1  is not guided by the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , and therefore, drops into the selecting port  264  by its self-load, and is guided by the guide passage  370 , and drops onto a belt  444  of the payment device  114 .  
         [0155]     After the timing signal TP 1  is outputted from the first timing sensor  176 , and when the predetermined number of second timing signals TP 2  is received from the second timing sensor  217 , the solenoid  350  is demagnetized, and the iron core  352  is poked out by the spring  365 . As a result, the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  returns to the guide position GP 2  between the first fixed guide rail  252 - 1  and the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2 , and prepares for the selection of the next coin.  
         [0156]     When the discriminated coin is a 5 cent coin, immediately after the discrimination, it is stored based on the timing signal TP 1  from the timing sensor  176 . When the second timing signal TP 2  is outputted from the initial timing signal TP 1 , and moreover, the predetermined number of second timing signals TP 2  is outputted from the second timing sensor  217 , the solenoid  308  of the second movable guide plate  248 - 2  is excited, and the iron core  310  is brought in. As a result, the axis  298  is pivotally moved counter-clock wise in  FIG. 10  through the clamp pin  316  and the crank  318 , and therefore, the second movable guide plate  248 - 2  moves to the non-guide position NP of the first movable guide plate  248 - 1  shown in  FIG. 10 .  
         [0157]     Consequently, the lower side peripheral surface is guided by the second fixed guide rail  252 - 2  and the second movable guide rail  254 - 2 , and the lower surface is supported by the first slide guide  242  and the second fixed guide plate  246 - 2 , and the 5 cent coin push-moved by the push-to-move pin  238  is not supported by the second movable guide plate  248 - 2  in the 5 cent selecting port  266 , and therefore, drops into the 5 cent selecting port  266 .  
         [0158]     When the predetermined number of signals is outputted from the second timing sensor  217 , since the solenoid  308  is demagnetized and the iron core  316  is poked out by the spring  310 , the second movable guide plate  248 - 2  is returned to the guide position GP. Similarly, when the 10 cent coin or the 2 Euro coin is discriminated, the third timing signal TP 1  is outputted from the initial timing signal TP 1 , and after that, when the predetermined number of second timing signals TP 2  is inputted, in case the third movable guide plate  248 - 3  of the 10 cent selection port  168  or the third movable guide rail  254 - 3  of the 2 Euro selecting port  278  is moved to the non-guide position NG, and after that, in case the second timing signal is inputted for the predetermined number, the third movable guide plate  248 - 3  or the third movable guide rail  254 - 3  is moved to the guide position GP or GP 2 .  
         [0159]     Similarly, when the 20 cent coin or the 50 cent coin is discriminated, the fourth timing signal TP 1  is outputted from the initial timing signal TP 1 , and after that, when the predetermined number of second timing signals TP 2  is inputted, the fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4  of the 20 cent selecting port  170  or the fourth movable guide rail  254 - 4  of the 50 cent selecting port  280  is moved to the non-guide position NP or NP 2 , and after that, when the second timing signal is inputted for the predetermined number, the fourth movable guide plate  248 - 4  or the fourth movable guide rail  254 - 4  is moved to the guide position GP or GP 2 , see  FIG. 10 .  
         [0160]     Similarly, when the 1 Euro coin is discriminated, the fifth timing signal TP 1  is outputted from the initial timing signal TP 1 , and after that, when the predetermined number of second timing signals TP 2  is inputted, the fifth movable guide plate  248 - 5  of the 1 Euro selecting port  282  is moved to the non-guide position NP 2 , and after that, when the second timing signal is inputted for the predetermined number, the fifth movable guide rail  254 - 5  is moved to the guide position GP.  
         [0161]     Next, a first passage sensor  400 , a second passage sensor  402 , a third passage sensor  404 , a fourth passage sensor  406 , a fifth passage sensor  408 , and a sixth passage sensor  410  will be described. The passage sensors  400 ,  402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  have the functions of detecting the coin moving on the moving route by the transferring device  108 .  
         [0162]     A passage cover  412  opposite to a passage  411 , through which the coin guided by the guide rail  226  moves, is disposed with the first passage sensor  400  facing the passage  411  just before the 2 cent selecting port  274 , the reject selecting port  274 , and the movement route  210  of the push-to-move pin  238 , see  FIG. 11 . Just before the 5 cent selecting port  266 , the second passage sensor  402  for the 5 cent selecting port  266  and the 1 cent selecting port  276  are disposed similarly to the first passage sensor  400 .  
         [0163]     Just before the 10 cent selecting port  268 , the third passage sensor  404  for the 10 cent selecting port  268  and the 2 Euro selecting port  278  are disposed similarly to the first passage sensor  400 . Just before the 20 cent selecting port  270 , the fourth passage sensor  406  for the 20 cent selecting port  270  and the 50 cent selecting port  280  are disposed similarly to the first passage sensor  400 . Just before the 1 Euro selecting port  282 , the fifth passage sensor  408  for the 1 Euro selecting port  282  is disposed similarly to the first passage sensor  400 .  
         [0164]     Just before the overflow selecting port  272 , the overflow reaching sensor  410  is disposed similarly to the first passage sensor  400 . The overflow selecting port  272  is formed in a size where the maximum coin presumed to be used is droppable so that the coin storing portion  112  stores the coins of the predetermined denomination which are overflowed, and no gate is disposed.  
         [0165]     Next, the structures of the passage sensors  400 ,  402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  will be described with reference mainly to  FIG. 11 . The passage sensors  400 ,  402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  have the functions of detecting an object moving on the passage  411  and the movement route  210 . Since the passage sensors  400 ,  402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  are of the same configuration, a description will be made by adopting the first passage sensor  400  as a representative.  
         [0166]     The light-projecting element  422 , the light-receiving element  424 , and a light-receiving surface  446  fixed to a sensor base  412  disposed at the upper side of the route  240  are flush-mounted with each fixed slide plate  246 , and have a light guide  430  disposed with the light projecting surface  428  slightly below the fixed slide plate  246 . The light guide  430 , for example, is a prism made of transparent resin.  
         [0167]     Consequently, the light projected from the light-projecting element  422  crosses over the passage  411  of the coin, and enters the light-receiving surface  446 , and after that, is guided by the optical guide  430 , and is projected from the light-projecting surface  428 , and crosses over the passage  411  of the coin again, and enters the light-receiving element  424 .  
         [0168]     Consequently, the passage sensor  400  is preferably a sensor of a light transmission type. This is because the maintenance of the light-projecting and receiving surfaces and the detection malfunction due to dust and the like are little. Coin detection signals from the passage sensors  400 ,  402 ,  404 ,  406 ,  408 , and  410  are inputted to the control device  432 , and are used for discrimination that the coins are selected at the predetermined selecting ports.  
         [0169]     Next, the method of discriminating the dropping of the coin in the control device  432  into the predetermined selecting port will be described.  
         [0170]     When a true coin of which denomination is discriminated by the coin denomination discriminating device  106  drops into the selecting port of the first selecting portion  260  is indirectly discriminated by the passage sensor disposed at the upper stream and the passage sensor disposed at the down steam of the selecting port. For example, the dropping of the 2 cent coin into the 2 cent selecting portion  264  is discriminated when the first passage sensor  400  detects the passage of the coin and the second passage sensor  402  does not detect the passage of the coin during the predetermined period after the passage of the coin through the first passage sensor  400 .  
         [0171]     When the second passage sensor  402  detects the passage of the coin during the predetermined period after the passage of the coin through the first passage sensor  400 , the 2 cent coin is discriminated as not dropped into the 2 cent selecting port  264 . In this case, a gate device of any of the selecting ports is not opened, and the coin finally drops into the overflow selecting port  272 . Consequently, when the sixth passage sensor  410  detects the passage of the coin, the coin is discriminated as dropped into the overflow selecting port  272 .  
         [0172]     That the 5 cent coin drops into the 5 cent selecting port  266  is discriminated by the presence or absence of the coin detection signal from the second passage sensor  402  and the third passage sensor  404  as described above. That the 10 cent coin drops into the 10 cent selecting port  268  is discriminated by the presence or absence of the coin detection signal from the third passage sensor  404  and the fourth passage sensor  406  as described above.  
         [0173]     That the 20 cent coin drops into the 20 cent selecting port  270  is discriminated by the presence or absence of the coin detection signal from the fourth passage sensor  406  and the fifth passage sensor  408  as described above. That the 1 Euro coin drops into the 1 Euro selecting port  282  is discriminated by the presence or absence of the coin detection signal from the fifth passage sensor  408  and the sixth passage sensor  410  as described above. The coin detected by the passage sensor  410  is regarded as dropped into the overflow selecting port  272 . The overflow selecting port  272  is formed to be far larger than a coin supposed to be processed so that it may be regarded as surely dropped.  
         [0174]     The method of discriminating the dropping of the coin by the sensors disposed before and after the passage of the selecting port of the coin in this manner has the advantage that the device can be made compact. However, the dropped coin can be directly detected by the sensors disposed in the guide passage to each storing portion from each selecting port.  
         [0175]     That a true coin of which the denomination is discriminated by the coin denomination discriminating device  106  drops into the selecting ports  274 ,  276 ,  278 ,  280  or  282  of the second selecting portion  262  is directly discriminated by the passage sensors  442 ,  444 ,  446 ,  448 , and  450  disposed at the slide plate  440  configuring the guide passage  370  and inclined downward. The passage sensors  442 ,  444 ,  446 ,  448  or  450  are disposed at each guide passage  370  communicated with each of the selecting ports  274 ,  276 ,  278 ,  280  or  282 , and are of the same structure.  
         [0176]     Next, since the structures of the passage sensors  442 ,  444 ,  446 ,  448 , and  450  are of the same structures, a description will be made with reference to the passage sensor  442  shown in  FIG. 12 . The passage sensor  442  includes: a light-projecting element  454  fixed to a sensor base  452  disposed at the upper side of the guide passage  370 ; a light-receiving element  456 ; and an optical guide  462  including a light-receiving surface  458  and the light-projecting surface  460  flush-mounted with each slide plate  440 . The optical guide  462 , for example, is a prism of made of transparent resin.  
         [0177]     Consequently, the light projected from the light-projecting element  454  crosses over the guide passage  370  and enters the light-receiving surface  458 , and after that, is guided by the optical guide  462 , and is projected from the light-projecting surface  460 , and crosses over the guide passage  370  again, and enters the light-receiving element  456 . Consequently, each of the passage sensors  442 ,  444 ,  446 ,  448 , and  450  is preferably a sensor of a light transmission type. This is because the maintenance of the light-projecting and receiving surfaces and the detection malfunction due to dust and the like are little.  
         [0178]     Coin detection signals from each of the passage sensors  442 ,  444 ,  446 ,  448 , and  450  are inputted to the control device  432 , and are used for discrimination that the coins are selected at the predetermined selecting ports. For example, that the fraudulent coin drops into the reject selection port  274  is detected by a projected light to the light-receiving surface  458  from the light-projecting element  454  of the passage sensor  422  or the blocking by the coin of the one or both of the projected lights to the light-receiving element  456  from the light projecting surface  460 .  
         [0179]     Next, the coin storing portion  112  will be described. The coin storing portion  112  has the functions of storing the coins selected for each denomination in the selecting portion  110  according to each denomination. In the present embodiment, the coin storing portion  110  is configured by arranging in two rows the coin hoppers  470  paying out the coins one by one by a rotating disk (not shown) for each denomination by facing the first selecting portion  260  and the second selecting portion  262  below the selecting portion  110 . Each coin hopper displays reference numeral  470  attached with a symbol for each denomination.  
         [0180]     Next, the payout device  114  shown in  FIG. 2  will be described.  
         [0181]     The payout device  114  has the functions of transferring the coins paid out from the coin hopper  470  for each denomination to a payout tray  472 , see  FIG. 1 . In the present embodiment, the payout device  114  is a flat belt  474  disposed between the coin hopper arranged in two rows. The flat belt  474  is selectively driven by an electric motor  476  so that the upper surface thereof moves toward the payout tray  472 . The coin transferred by the flat belt  474  is supplied into the payout tray  472 .  
         [0182]     Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. When the coins of multiple denominations are inputted to the input port  120 , the inputted coins drop on the deposit flat belt  122 . As a result, an optical axis of the deposit detection device  128  is blocked by the inputted coin, and therefore, a deposit detection signal is outputted, and the motor  126  is rotated by the deposit detection signal. Consequently, the upper surface of the deposit flat belt  122  moves to the separate feeding device  104  side, and therefore, the coin drops from the end portion of the deposit flat belt  122 , and drops into the storing bowl  132  of the separate feeding device  104 .  
         [0183]     If the coins are overlapped and transferred, since the break-up roller  124  is reversely rotated, the lower surface of the roller  124  is moved in a direction reverse to the movement of the upper surface of the deposit flat belt  122 , and therefore, any heaped-up coins are blocked in advancing by the break-up roller  124 , and are dropped back on the belt  122 . The dropped coins are transferred to the separate feeding device  104  again by the travel of the deposit flat belt  122  similarly as described above. When the deposit sensor  128  does not detect a coin, the motor  126  is stopped, and the drive of the deposit flat belt  122  is stopped.  
         [0184]     Further, a motor  150  is rotated by the deposit detection signal of the deposit detection device  128 , and the gear  154  starts a rotation at a predetermined speed through a speed reducer  152 . Consequently, the driven gear  158  engaging with the gear  154  is rotated, and the circular disk  140  is rotated counter-clock wise in  FIG. 4 .  
         [0185]     The push-to-move lever gear  216  is engaged with the driven gear  158  through its rotation rotates clock-wise in synchronization. That is, the rotating body  172  rotates clock-wise in  FIG. 4  in association with the circular plate  140  at a transfer ratio 1:1. Further, the driven gear  239  is rotated by the gear  216 , and therefore, the first sprocket  228  is rotated counter-clock wide in  FIG. 6  through the axis  237 . As a result, the chain  232  is circulated counter-clock wise.  
         [0186]     Consequently, the coins dropped into the storing bowl  132  are agitated by the plate  146  and a push-out body  148 , and changes its posture in various manners. In the process of its posture changes, only one piece of the coin is accommodated in each accommodating portion  138 . That is, one side of the coin is positioned in the accommodating portion  138  in a state of a facial contact with the rotating plate  140 , and is pushed by a part of the side surface of the plate  146 , and is moved together with the rotation of the rotating circular plate  140 .  
         [0187]     The push-out body  148  is pivotally moved counter-clock wise immediately after the accommodating portion  138  passes through the top position, and moves in a peripheral direction of the rotating circular plate  140 . As a result, the coin positioned in the accommodating portion  138  is pushed out by the push-out body  148  in the peripheral direction of the rotating circular plate  140 . The pushed out coin, immediately after guided by the accommodating body  134 , is pushed out by the push-to-move lever  184  of the rotating body  172  rotated in association with the rotating circular plate  140 .  
         [0188]     When a coin dropped into the storing bowl  132  exceeds the predetermined amount, a full coin signal is outputted from the full coin sensor  136 . By this full coin signal, the motor  126  is stopped even if the deposit detection device  128  detects an inputted coin, and the excessive inputting of coins to the separate feeding device  104  is avoided.  
         [0189]     The coin inside the storing bowl  132  is fed out by the rotation of the rotating plate  130 , so that the full coin signal is not outputted from the full sensor  136 , and moreover, when the deposit detection device  128  outputs a deposit signal, the motor  126  is activated again, and the coin on the deposit flat belt  122  is supplied to the separate feeding device  104 .  
         [0190]     The coin pushed by the push-to-move lever  184  moves on the movement route  190 , while contacting the slide base  170  by one side. At this time, since the push-out portion  206  makes a sharp angle at the reference guide  174 , the coin receives a force by which it is pushed out in the peripheral direction, and by the centrifugal force of the coin itself, the coin peripheral surface moves, while being pushed to the straight-line guide portion  188 .  
         [0191]     In this movement process, first, the upper and lower surfaces of the coins are opposite to the upper and lower thickness sensors  164 . At the same time, though the small diameter coins such as the 1 cent and the like are not opposite, the medium and the large diameter coins such as the 50 cent, the 2 Euro coin and the like are opposite to the upper and lower second diameter sensors  194  in the upper portions of the coins.  
         [0192]     Next, the push-moved coins are moved opposite to the upper and lower material quality sensors  162  in the upper and lower entire surfaces, and slightly late, are opposite to the entire surface or one side of the upper and lower first diameter sensor  192  and the upper and lower third diameter sensor  196 . Consequently, the output of the coil of the thickness sensor  164  changes by receiving the effect of the thickness of the coin, and each coin of the second diameter sensor  194 , the first diameter sensor  192 , and the third diameter sensor  196  changes in the output by receiving the effect for a relative area with the coin, and the material quality sensor  162  changes in the output by receiving the effect of the material quality.  
         [0193]     Hence, by comparing the outputs of these sensors  162 ,  164 ,  192 ,  194 , and  196  with the reference value, it is possible to discriminate the authenticity and denomination of each coin. Particularly, since the coin is always guided by the straight-line guide portion  188  of the reference guide  174 , the relative position between the coin and each sensor is the same for each time. In other words, since the sampling data of the coin of the same denomination is the same, it is possible to perform highly accurate discrimination.  
         [0194]     Further, since any of the slide base  170 , the rotating body  172 , and the upper cover  208  is made of a non-magnetic material, the magnetic flux generated by the coil of each sensor is not affected by these materials, and therefore, the output of the coil is affected only by the metal properties of the coin. Consequently, the quality of the sampling data is high even by this fact, and therefore, it is possible to perform highly accurate discrimination.  
         [0195]     As shown in  FIG. 7 , immediately after the maximum diameter portion of the coin is opposite to the first diameter sensor  192  and the third diameter sensor  196 , a discriminating circuit (not shown) outputs a first denomination signal D 1 . When the coins are continuously discriminated, a second denomination signal D 2  is outputted, and subsequently, the denomination signals are similarly outputted.  
         [0196]     Immediately after the first denomination signal D 1  is outputted, by one of the push-to-move levers  184 , the optical axis of the first timing sensor  176  is shut off, and therefore, the timing sensor  176  outputs the timing signal T 1  of “H.” In association with this timing signal T 1 , the first denomination signal D 1  is stored in the control device  432 , see  FIG. 2 .  
         [0197]     After movement opposite to the material quality sensor  162 , the coin is pushed out to the movement route  240  of the push-to-move pin  238  by the transferring device  108  and the push-to-move lever  184 . The coin, immediately after being pushed out by the movement route  240 , is pushed out by the push-to-move pin  238  moved by the chain  232 . As a result, the coin has the peripheral surface guided by the guide rail  226 , while one side is facially contacted by the slide plate  224 , and then, is moved on the passage  411 .  
         [0198]     While the coin is in the midst of being moved on the passage  411 , based on the coin denomination signal stored in association with the timing signals T 1 , T 2 , . . . of the first timing sensor  176  and a second timing sensor hopper  4701 , a hopper  4702  . . . , as described above, the gates  248 - 1   248 - 2 ,  248 - 3 , and  248 - 4  and  254 - 1 ,  254 - 2 ,  254 - 3 ,  254 - 4 , and  254 - 5  corresponding to the selecting ports  264 ,  266 ,  268 ,  270 ,  274 ,  276 ,  278 ,  280 , and  282 , are operated, and the coin of the predetermined denomination is dropped into the predetermined selecting port.  
         [0199]     Specifically, in the case of a fraudulent coin FC, when the first timing signal T 1  is outputted, and after that, the second timing signal hopper ST is outputted for the predetermined number, the solenoid  350  is excited, and the first guide rail  254 - 1  is moved to the non-guide position NP 2  (see  FIG. 13 ). Immediately after the first movable guide rail  254 - 1  is moved to the non-guide position NP 2 , the coin push-moved by the push-to-move pin  238  reaches the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , and further, after that, when a second timing signal ST is outputted for the predetermined number, the solenoid  350  is demagnetized, and the first guide rail  254 - 1  is moved to the guide position GP 2 .  
         [0200]     As a result, the fraudulent coin FC is moved along the guide rail  226  and is not guided or supported by the first movable guide rail  254 - 1 , and therefore, drops into the reject selecting port  274 , and is guided by the guide passage  370  so as to drop on the flat belt  474 , and is returned to the payout tray  472  by the flat belt  474  performing the transferring movement by being activated by the deposit signal of the deposit detection device  128 .  
         [0201]     When the discriminated denomination is the 2 cent coin, the gate of the selecting port  264  based on a signal T 1  outputted from the first timing sensor  176  and a signal ST 2  outputted from the second timing sensor  217 , the first movable guide plate  248 - 1  is moved to the non-guide position NP (see  FIG. 13 ). Hence, the 2 cent coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  collapsingly drops into the selecting port  264 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  323  and stored in a 2 cent hopper  470 - 2 C.  
         [0202]     When the discriminated denomination is the 5 cent coin, the second guide plate  248 - 2  of the selecting port  266  is opened for a predetermined period of time based on the signals outputted from the first timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 . Hence, the 5 cent coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the selecting port  266 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  323  and stored in a 5 cent hopper  470 - 5 C.  
         [0203]     When the discriminated denomination is the 1 cent coin, the second movable guide rail  254 - 2  of the selecting portion  276  is moved to the non-guide position NP 2  based on the signals outputted from the first timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 , and is opened for a predetermined period of time. Hence, the 1 cent coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the 1 cent selecting port  276 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  370  and stored in a 1 cent hopper  470 - 1 C.  
         [0204]     When the discriminated denomination is the 10 cent coin, the second guide rail  248 - 3  of the selecting port  268  is moved to the non-guide position NP based on the signals outputted the timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 . Hence, the 10 cent coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the selecting port  268 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  323  and stored in a 10 cent hopper  470 - 10 C.  
         [0205]     When the discriminated denomination is the 2 Euro coin, the third guide rail  254 - 3  of the selecting port  278  is positioned at the non-guide position NP 2  for a predetermined period of time based on the signals outputted from the timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 . Hence, the 2 Euro coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the selecting port  278 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  370  and stored in a 2 Euro hopper  470 - 2 E.  
         [0206]     When the discriminated denomination is the 20 cent coin, the fourth guide rail  248 - 4  of the selecting port  270  is positioned at the non-guide position NP for a predetermined period of time based on the signals outputted from the timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 . Hence, the 20 cent coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the 20 cent coin selecting port  270 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  323  and stored in a 20 cent hopper  470 - 20 E.  
         [0207]     When the discriminated denomination is the 50 cent coin, the fourth guide rail  254 - 4  of the selecting port  280  is positioned at the non-guide position NP 2  for a predetermined period of time based on the signals outputted from the timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 . Consequently, the 50 cent coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the selecting port  280 , and after that, is guided by the guide passage  370  and stored in a 50 cent hopper  470 - 50 C.  
         [0208]     When the discriminated denomination is the 1 Euro coin, the fifth guide rail  254 - 6  of the selecting port  282  is positioned at the non-guide position NP 2  for a predetermined period of time based on the signals outputted from the timing sensor  176  and the second timing sensor  217 . Hence, the 1 Euro coin moved while being guided by the guide rail  226  drops into the selecting port  282 , and after that, is guided by an unillustrated shut and stored in a 1 Euro hopper  470 - 1  E.  
         [0209]     When the coin storing amount of any of the hoppers is equal to or more than a predetermined amount, in other words, in an overflow state, the guide plate and the guide rail of the corresponding selection port are not opened. In other words, the coin does not drop into any of the selecting ports, but into the overflow selecting port  272 , and is stored in an overflow hopper  470 - 0 F.  
         [0210]     The detection signal of the overflow reaching sensor  410  is used as a signal confirming that the coin reaches the overflow hopper  470 - 0 F. Consequently, the coin inputted to the input port  120  is selected for the predetermined selecting port based on the denomination discriminated by the denomination discrimination device  106 .  
         [0211]     When the predetermined denomination is paid out for the determined number, first, the flat belt  474  upper surface is driven by the motor  476  so as to move to the payout tray  472 . Next, the predetermined number of coins is paid out from the hopper of the predetermined denomination, and is fed to the payout tray  472  by the flat belt  474 .  
         [0212]     Those skilled in the art will appreciate that various adaptations and modifications of the just-described preferred embodiment can be configured without departing from the scope and spirit of the invention. Therefore, it is to be understood that, within the scope of the amended claims, the invention may be practiced other than as specifically described herein.