Abstract:
There is provided a coin sorting apparatus having a coin receiving device for allowing an easy receipt of coins according to the size of the coins while the sorting of coins is being processed, the coin sorting apparatus including a coin sorting means for separating and sorting coins according to the respective size of coins; a guide for directing sorted coins separated according to the size in the coin sorting means to a predetermine location; a coin receiving tube located adjacent to the lower end of the guide for receiving coins; a tube receiving container which at least one coin receiving tube for the same size of coins is equipped in, and which has a sliding protrusion on the lower side of the tube receiving container for moving the tube receiving container back and forth within a predetermined distance; and a sliding member located under the tube receiving container, and having a sliding groove on the upper side of the sliding member being coupled with the tube receiving container so that the tube receiving container slidably moves back and forth.

Description:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 
     1. Field of the Invention 
     The present invention relates to a coin sorting apparatus, and more particularly, to a coin sorting apparatus in which coins are sorted according to the size of them while the coins are thrown through a coin slot. 
     2. Description of the Related Art 
     Generally, a coin sorting apparatus indicates a machine for separating and sorting a large amount of coins according to the respective size of coins within a short time, and it is widely used in financial institutions such as banks or business commerce to quickly and exactly sort coins. 
       FIG. 1  is a perspective view showing the appearance of a conventional typical coin sorting apparatus. 
     Referring to  FIG. 1 , the conventional typical coin sorting apparatus includes a coin slot  10  through which a large amount of coins are thrown, a guide  30  for allowing the coins, which are thrown through the coin slot  10  to be sorted and received according to the size of the coins, a coin receiving tube  40  for receiving the coins carried through the guide  30  at a predetermined amount, a fallen-coin drawer  50  for collecting the coins, which are not received in the coin receiving tube  40 , and a power switch  60  for supplying or shutting off a power to the coin sorting apparatus. 
     Hereinafter, the operation of the coin sorting apparatus structured as above is described briefly. If a user turns on the power switch  60 , and supplies coins into the coin slot  10 , the coins are sorted by a sorting unit located below the coin slot  10 , and discharged through the guide  30 . 
     The coins discharged through the guide  30  are stacked in the coin receiving tube  40 . In case the coin receiving tube  40  is made in a two-stage structure as shown in  FIG. 1 , the coins are received in the coin receiving tube  40  adjacent to the guide  30 . 
     When the coin receiving tube  40  adjacent to the guide  30  is filled with coins, the coins are received in another coin receiving tube  40 . 
     If the coin receiving tube  40  is filled with coins, a user turns off the power switch  60 , and takes out the coin receiving tube  40  to use the coins. 
       FIG. 2  is a sectional view of a conventional typical coin sorting apparatus to illustrate the inside of the coin sorting apparatus. 
     Referring to  FIG. 2 , the coin sorting apparatus includes a coin slot  10  through which coins are thrown, a supply control container  11  for controlling the supply amount of the coins thrown through the coin slot  10  such that the coins are supplied into a separating unit by a small amount, a supply hole  12  formed on a sidewall of the supply control container  11 , and allowing a small amount of coins to be thrown, a cover  15  for preventing the coins from coming out of the supply control container  11  while the supply control container  11  is rotated, a carrier container  13  for carrying the coins thrown through the supply hole  12  such that the coins are separated and sorted by a carrier hole  14  and a separation hole  16 , and a rotation shaft  18  and a motor  17  for rotating the supply control container  11  and the carrier container  13 . 
     In addition, the coin sorting apparatus further includes a guide  30  for guiding the coins sorted by the separation hole  16  for a receipt of the coins, a coin receiving tube  40  for receiving the coins carried out through the guide  30 , a tube receiving container  41  for receiving the coin receiving tube  40 , and a fallen-coin drawer  50  for receiving the coins, which are not received in the coin receiving tube  40  and are fallen down. 
     The operation of the conventional coin sorting apparatus structured as above is described. If a large amount of coins are supplied into the coin slot  10 , the coins are received in the supply control container  11 . Then, a small amount of coins are put into the carrier container  13  through the supply hole  12  formed on the side wall of the supply control container  11  as the supply control container  11  is rotated. 
     The coins, which are put into the carrier container  13 , are inserted into the carrier hole  14  formed on the carrier container  13  while the carrier container  13  is rotated, and then, the coins are moved into the separation hole  16  along with the carrier container  13  rotated. 
     The separation hole  16  is provided with a plurality of holes having different size, and the separation holes  16  are provided in an order from the small size to the big size according to the rotation direction of the carrier hole  14 . 
     Therefore, small sizes of coins are discharged through the separation hole  16 , and then, the biggest sizes of coins are finally discharged through the separation hole  16 . 
     The rotation of the supply control container  11  and the carrier container  13  are performed by the rotation shaft  18  and the motor  17  placed under the carrier container  13 . 
     The sorted coins passing through the separation hole  16  are carried along the guide  30 , and received in the coin receiving tube  40 . 
     The coin receiving tube  40  can be provided by one every size of coins, or as shown in the drawings, the coin receiving tube  40  can be provided by two having the same size every size of coins. 
     If the two coin receiving tubes  40  are all filled up with coins, coins are now fallen down and received in the fallen-coin drawer  50 . 
     After the sorting of coins is completed, a user can take out the coin receiving tube  40  and get a desired kind of coins. 
       FIGS. 3 and 4  are views of the conventional coin sorting apparatus with a withdrawal assembly of the coin receiving tube illustrated. 
     Referring to  FIGS. 3 and 4 , the conventional coin sorting apparatus includes a motor  17  for generating a power, a rotation shaft  18  for transferring the rotation force generated by the motor  17 , a supply control container  11  figured to be concaved at its center and having a supply hole  12  on its side such that a predetermined amount of coins are supplied during its rotation, a cover  15  coupled with the upper side of the supply control container  11  and having a coin slot  10  at its center, for preventing the coins inside the supply control container  11  from escaping, a carrier container  13  provided under the supply control container  11  and having a carrier hole  14  such that the coins are placed in ones, a plurality of separation holes  16  having different size respectively such that the coins carried by the carrier hole  14  are sorted, a guide  30  for guiding a receipt of the coins sorted by the separation holes  16  to a predetermined location, a coin receiving tube  40  for receiving the coins fallen down from the guide  30 , a tube receiving container  41  for receiving the coin receiving tube  40 , a fallen-coin drawer  50  for collecting the fallen coins, which are not received in the coin receiving tube  40 , a slope member  51  which is integrally formed with the fallen-coin drawer  50  and has a sloping surface so that the tube receiving container  41  moves, a roller  44  provided on the lower side of the tube receiving container  41  so that the tube receiving container  41  easily moves along the sloping surface of the slope member  51 , and a micro switch  54  provided on the back of the slope member  51  and turning on and off a power switch according to the contact-on/off with the slope member  51 . 
     In addition, a protrusion  42  is provided inside the tube receiving container  41  and a groove  43  is provided on the inner wall of the coin sorting apparatus so that the tube receiving container  41  moves up and down when the slope member  51  moves back and forth. 
     Operation of the withdrawal assembly of the coin receiving tube in the conventional coin sorting apparatus structured as above is described. If a large amount of coins are supplied into the coin slot  10 , the coins are received in the supply control container  11 . Then, a small amount of coins are put into the carrier container  13  through the supply hole  12  formed on the side wall of the supply control container  11  as the supply control container  11  is rotated. 
     The coins, which are put into the carrier container  13 , are inserted into the carrier hole  14  formed on the carrier container  13  while the carrier container  13  is rotated, and then, the coins are sorted through the separation hole  16  with the carrier container  13  rotated, and are received in the coin receiving tube  40  along the guide  30 . 
     The coins, which are not received in the coin receiving tube  40 , are fallen down in the fallen-coin drawer  50 , and a shield film  52  prevents coins from coming out of the coin sorting apparatus. 
     When the sorting of coins is completed, and if a user turns off a power switch, or pulls out the fallen-coin drawer  50 , the slope member  51  connected to the back of the fallen-coin drawer  50  is moved whereby the slope member  51  and the micro switch  54  are detached so as to turn off a power switch. 
     Since the slope member  51  moves in the same direction as the fallen-coin drawer  50 , the tube receiving container  41  moves up along the sloping surface of the slope member  51  with little friction force by the roller  44 . 
     In other words, since the protrusions  42  formed on the both sides of the tube receiving container  41  are coupled with the groove  43  formed on the inner wall of the coin sorting apparatus, the tube receiving container  41  moves just up and down without back and forth movement when the slope member  51  moves. 
     In other words, if the slope member  51  moves up, the power switch is turned off and the tube receiving container  41  moves up. 
       FIG. 4  illustrates that the tube receiving container  41  moves up along the sloping surface of the slope member  51 , and the power switch is turned off with the micro switch  54  and the slope member  51  detached. 
       FIG. 5  is a perspective view showing that the power switch is turned off with the fallen-coin drawer pulled out, and the tube receiving container moves up by the slope member. 
     Referring to  FIG. 5 , as described in  FIGS. 3 and 4 , if the fallen-coin drawer  50  is pulled out, the power switch is turned off, and the tube receiving container  41  moves up so that a user can take out the coin receiving tube  40  mounted on the tube receiving container  41 . 
     In the case that the coin receiving tubes  40  are provided very closely and in two arrays as illustrated in the drawings, since all of the coin receiving tubes  40  are raised up together, it will be difficult to take out the coin receiving tube  40  from the tube receiving container  41 . 
     Especially, it will be more difficult to take out the coin receiving tube  40  by big fingers or with gloves put on. 
       FIG. 6  is a schematic view for illustrating a principle that coins are received into the coin receiving tube in the conventional coin sorting apparatus. 
     Referring to  FIG. 6 , the conventional coin sorting apparatus uses a free-fall principle by gravity whereby the sorted coins carried along the guide  30  are stacked in the coin receiving tube  40   a  adjacent to the guide  30  first, and if the coin receiving tube  40   a  is filled up with coins, coins are fallen down into a next coin receiving tube  40   b.    
     In other words, by using the same principle as overflowing of water, the same size of coins are received in at least one coin receiving tube  40 . 
     As described above, the conventional coin receiving tube  40  allows the sorted coins to be fallen down from the guide  30  into the coin receiving tube  40 , but it has a problem in which coins may be fallen down into a wrong-sized coin receiving tube  40  near the coin receiving tube  40  which the coins are intended to be fallen into, while the coins are received in the coin receiving tube  40  after the first coin receiving tube  40  is filled up with coins. 
     In addition, when taking out one coin receiving tube  40 , which is filled up with coins, the overall operation of the coin sorting apparatus should be stopped. 
     SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION 
     The present invention is provided to solve the aforementioned problems. 
     An object of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting apparatus to solve the problem in which the coins discharged through a guide are received in a wrong coin receiving tube which has a different size than the size of the coins. 
     Another object of the present invention is to provide a coin sorting apparatus for allowing to take out only the coin receiving tube, which is filled up with coins, even with the sorting process going on. 
     Additional advantages, objects, and features of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and in part will become apparent to those having ordinary skill in the art upon examination of the following or may be learned from practice of the invention. The objectives and other advantages of the invention may be realized and attained by the structure particularly pointed out in the written description and claims hereof as well as the appended drawings. 
     To achieve these objects and other advantages and in accordance with the purpose of the invention, as embodied and broadly described herein, there is provided a coin sorting apparatus include: a coin sorting means for separating and sorting coins according to the respective sizes of coins; a guide for directing the sorted coins separated according to the size in the coin sorting means to a predetermine location; a coin receiving tube located at an end portion of the guide, and sloped at an angle of 30° or less from the guide; a tube receiving container which at least one coin receiving tube for the same size of coins is equipped in, and has a hand holder on one end of the tube receiving container for easy push-in or pulling-out of the tube receiving container, and a sliding protrusion on a lower side of the tube receiving container for slidably moving the tube receiving container back and forth within a predetermined distance; and a sliding member located under the tube receiving container, and having a sliding groove coupled with the sliding protrusion, for slidably moving the tube receiving container back and forth. 
     It is to be understood that both the foregoing general description and the following detailed description of the present invention are exemplary and explanatory and are intended to provide further explanation of the invention as claimed. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention and together with the description serve to explain the principle of the invention. 
       In the drawings: 
         FIG. 1  is a perspective view of a conventional typical coin sorting apparatus from the outer look; 
         FIG. 2  is a sectional view of a conventional typical coin sorting apparatus; 
         FIG. 3  is a sectional view of a conventional typical coin sorting apparatus with a sliding unit installed under coin receiving tubes; 
         FIG. 4  is a sectional view of the conventional coin sorting apparatus with the sliding unit installed under coin receiving tubes and the fallen-coin drawer pulled out; 
         FIG. 5  is a perspective view of the conventional coin sorting apparatus for illustrating a status in which the fallen-coin drawer is pulled out, a power turned off, and the tube receiving container is raised up by a slope member; 
         FIG. 6  is a schematic view for illustrating a principle that coins are received into the coin receiving tube in the conventional coin sorting apparatus; 
         FIG. 7  is a schematic view for illustrating a principle that coins are received in a coin sorting apparatus of the present invention; 
         FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the tube receiving container having the coin receiving tubes mounted thereon in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention; 
         FIG. 9  is a perspective view of a tube receiving container having coin receiving tubes mounted thereon in a coin sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention; 
         FIG. 10  is a perspective view of a sliding member being coupled with the tube receiving container in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention; 
         FIG. 11  is a view partially showing that the tube receiving container is coupled with the sliding member in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention; 
         FIG. 12  is a perspective view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention from the outer look; 
         FIG. 13  is a sectional view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention to illustrate the operation of a coin receiving device; 
         FIG. 14  is a sectional view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention to illustrate the moving state of the tube receiving container; and 
         FIG. 15  is a sectional view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention to illustrate that the sliding member is withdrawn and the fallen-coin drawer is pulled out after the coin sorting process is completed. 
     
    
    
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION 
     Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. 
       FIG. 7  is a schematic view for illustrating a principle that coins are received into a coin receiving tube in a coin sorting apparatus of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 7 , in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention, coins are received by the following steps. First, coins, which are sorted according to the size thereof, are moved along a guide  30 , and then, are received in a first coin receiving tube  40   a  adjacent to the guide  30 . If the first coin receiving tube  40   a  is filled with a predetermined amount of coins, the first coin receiving tube  40   a  is moved toward a predetermined direction A, and finally, another coin receiving tube  40   b  is moved and takes the place of the first coin receiving tube  40   a.    
     In more detail, the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention can be constituted to have at least two coin receiving tubes for the same size of coins, and the movement direction of the first coin receiving tube  40   a  can be arbitrarily determined. 
     With regard to the coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b , the coin receiving tube  40  is preferably placed with a slope having an angle difference of 30° or less relative to the slope of the guide  30 , or it is more preferable to place the coin receiving tube with a slope that is the same as the slope of the guide  30  such that sorted coins, which are moved along the guide  30 , are easily put into the coin receiving tube  40 . 
     In addition, the coin receiving tube  40 , which is equipped in a tube receiving container, is preferably adapted to move along with the tube receiving container. The movement of the tube receiving container can be exerted manually by a user, or automatically sensing the weight of the coins stacked inside the coin receiving tube  40 . 
     The movement of the tube receiving container can be realized by mechanical and electronic methods. 
     As described above, sorted coins, which move along the guide  30 , are received in the first coin receiving tube  40   a  adjacent to the guide  30 , and if the first coin receiving tube  40   a  is filled with a predetermined amount of coins, the first coin receiving tube  40   a  is moved toward a predetermined direction, and finally, another coin receiving tube  40   b , which is placed adjacent to the first coin receiving tube  40   a , is moved and takes the place of the first coin receiving tube  40   a.    
     The above receipt method of coins solves the disadvantage of the conventional coin sorting apparatus using a free falling method, that is, if the coin receiving tube  40   a  adjacent to the guide  30  is filled up with sorted coins, the overflowing coins go into another coin receiving tube  40   b  adjacent to the coin receiving tube  40   a , which causes a problem in that the overflowing coins go into a third coin receiving tube for the different size of coins, or fallen down to the ground. 
       FIG. 8  is a perspective view of the tube receiving container provided with the coin receiving tubes in a coin sorting apparatus of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 8 , at least one coin receiving tube  40  is equipped in the tube receiving container  41 , and the coin receiving tube  40  is preferably placed with a slope having an angle difference of 30° or less relative to the slope of the guide  30  which sorted coins are moved along, and each of the coin receiving tubes  40  is preferably figured to have a predetermined height such that each of the coin receiving tubes  40  may not be caught into the guide  30  when the tube receiving container  41  is moved. 
     On the bottom of the tube receiving container  41 , there is provided a sliding protrusion  41   a  such that the tube receiving container  41  is easily moved down a predetermined distance. On a portion of the tube receiving container  41 , there is provided a hand holder  41   b  such that a user can hold the tube receiving container  41  by the hand holder  41   b  to easily push in and pull out the tube receiving container  41 . 
     The tube receiving container  41  is made to match with the respective size of coins, and the same size of the coin receiving tubes  40  are equipped in the same tube receiving containers  41 . 
       FIG. 9  is a perspective view of a tube receiving container having coin receiving tubes equipped therein in a coin sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 9 , the coin sorting apparatus according to another embodiment of the present invention as shown in the  FIG. 9  has almost the same structure as that of  FIG. 8  just except that all of the tube receiving containers  41  shown in  FIG. 8 , which the coin receiving tubes  40  are equipped in, are formed in an integral type such that the coin receiving tubes  40  having different sizes are all equipped in one tube receiving container  41 . 
     Since the tube receiving containers  41  are formed in an integral type, the production costs are reduced and the manufacturing process is simplified. 
       FIG. 10  is a perspective view of a sliding member being coupled with the tube receiving container in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention. 
     Referring to  FIG. 10 , the tube receiving container  41  is installed on a sliding member  55 . The sliding member  55  is provided with a sliding groove  56  to allow the tube receiving container  41  to move back and forth. 
     The number of the sliding grooves  56  is the same as that of the tube receiving containers  41 . 
     However, in the case of the integral-type tube receiving container  41 , two sliding grooves can be formed on the both ends of the sliding member  55  just corresponding to the two coin receiving tubes  40  placed on the side ends of the tube receiving container  41 . Or, more than two sliding grooves can be provided. 
     In addition, a fallen-coin drawer  50  is arranged at one side of the sliding member  55 , for receiving coins which are not put into the coin receiving tube, or are overflowing from the coin receiving tube. 
       FIG. 11  is a view partially showing that the tube receiving container is coupled with the sliding member in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention. 
     As shown in  FIG. 11 , the sliding protrusion  41   a  is coupled with the sliding groove  56  formed on the sliding member  55  so that the tube receiving container  41  moves back and forth along the sliding groove  56 . 
     In addition, the coin receiving tubes  40  equipped in the tube receiving container  41  are preferably sloped with a predetermined angle and all of the coin receiving tubes  40  are preferably figured to have the same height. 
       FIG. 12  is a perspective view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention from the outer look. 
     As shown in  FIG. 12 , unsorted coins, which are supplied in a coin slot  10 , are separated and sorted according to respective size and discharged through the guide  30 . 
     When one of the coin receiving tubes  40  is filled with coins, and if a user pulls the hand holder  41   b , another coin receiving tube  40  located under the guide  30  takes place of the first coin receiving tube  40  filled with coins, and a user can take the coin receiving tube  40  filled with coins out of the tube receiving container  41 . 
     Therefore, according to the present invention, it has an advantage in that the coin receiving tube  40  filled with coins can be taken out of the tube receiving container  41  while the coins are being separated and sorted thereby to solve the problem of the method of sorting coins by the conventional coin sorting apparatus described in FIG.  6 . 
     However, in the case of the integral-type tube receiving container  41  illustrated in  FIG. 9 , if pulling the hand holder  41   b , all of the coin receiving tubes  40  adjacent to the guide  30  are taken out. 
     Therefore, even though the coin receiving tubes  40 , which are not filled up with coins, are also taken out, the coin receiving tubes  40  can be taken out while the coins are sorted. 
       FIG. 13  is a sectional view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention illustrating the operation of a coin receiving device. 
     First, the coin sorting apparatus includes a coin slot  10  for receiving coins deposited by a user, a supply control container  11  for allowing a large amount of coins received by the coin slot  10  to be put into a coin sorting assembly by a small amount, a supply hole  12  being formed on the side wall of the supply control container  11 , for allowing coins to be put therethrough by the small amount, a cover  15  for covering the coins inside the supply control container  11  when the supply control container  11  is rotated in order to prevent the coins from coming out of the supply control container  11 , a carrier container  13  for carrying the coins supplied through the supply hole  12  so that the coins are sorted by a carrier hole  14  and a separation hole  16 , a rotation shaft  18  and a motor  17  for rotating the supply control container  11  and the carrier container  13 . 
     In addition, the coin sorting apparatus further includes the guide  30  for guiding the receipt of the sorted coins from the separation hole  16 , the coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  for receiving the coins, which are sorted according to the size and discharged through the guide  30 , the tube receiving container  41  on which the coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  are mounted, the sliding member  55  located under the tube receiving container  41  and coupled with the tube receiving container  41  to slidably move the tube receiving container  41  back and forth, a protrusion  19  located on the lower side of the sliding member  55  so that the sliding member  55  and the tube receiving container  41  are not withdrawn further a predetermined distance, and the fallen-coin drawer  50  for collecting the fallen coins, which are not received in the coin receiving tube  40 . 
     The coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  are preferably placed with a slope having an angle difference of 30° or less relative to the slope of the guide  30 . 
     In the case that the slope angle between the guide  30  and the coin receiving tube  40  is greater than 30°, coins are not received appropriately, and get out of the desired path. 
     The coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  are the tubes for receiving the same size of coins, and they have the same size, and are placed along the direction in which coins are fallen down from the guide  30 . 
     Even though just two coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  are illustrated in the drawing, one, two, or more than two coin receiving tubes can be provided. 
     In addition, there is preferably provided the hand holder  41   b  on one side wall of the tube receiving container  41  to easily pull the tube receiving container  41 . 
     In addition, the sliding grooves  56  are provided on the sliding member  55  in the moving direction of the tube receiving container  41 , for helping to easily push in and pull out the tube receiving container  41 , and the sliding protrusion  41   a  is provided on the lower surface of the tube receiving container  41  to be coupled with the sliding grooves  56 . 
     In addition, the protrusion  19  is preferably provided on the lower side of the sliding member  55  so that the sliding member  55  and the tube receiving container  41  are not withdrawn further a predetermined distance. 
     Now hereinafter, the operation of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention structured as above is described. If a large amount of coins are supplied into the coin slot  10 , the coins are received in the supply control container  11 . Then, a small amount of coins are put into the carrier container  13  through the supply hole  12  formed on the side wall of the supply control container  11  when the supply control container  11  is rotated. 
     The coins, which are put into the carrier container  13 , are inserted into the carrier hole  14  formed on the carrier container  13  while the carrier container  13  is rotated, and then, the coins are moved into the separation hole  16  with the carrier container  13  rotated. 
     The separation hole  16  can be provided with a plurality of holes having different size, and the separation holes  16  are provided in an order from the big size to the small size according to the rotation direction of the carrier hole  14 . 
     Therefore, small size of coins are discharged through the separation hole  16 , and then, the biggest size of coins are finally discharged through the separation hole  16 . 
     The rotation of the supply control container  11  and the carrier container  13  are driven by the rotation shaft  18  and the motor  17  placed under the carrier container  13 . 
     The sorted coins passing through the separation hole  16  are moved along the guide  30 , and received in the coin receiving tube  40 . 
     The coin receiving tube  40  can be provided by one according to the respective size of coins, or as shown in the drawings, there are provided two coin receiving tubes  40  having the same size for the same size of coins. 
     After the sorting of coins are completed, a user can take out the coin receiving tube  40  which contains a desired kind of coins. 
       FIG. 14  illustrates the state that the tube receiving container is moved and withdrawn in the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention. 
     After supplied coins are sorted, they fill the coin receiving tubes  40   a  adjacent to the guide  30 , and when the coin receiving tubes  40   a  is filled up with coins, and if a user pulls the hand holder  41   b , the tube receiving container  41  is moved, and another coin receiving tube  40   b , which is located under the guide  30  and not filled up with coins, takes place of the first coin receiving tube  40   a  and is placed adjacent to the guide  30 . 
     The coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  for receiving the same size of coins are equipped in one tube receiving container  41 , and the coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  for receiving different size of coins are equipped in different tube receiving containers  41  respectively according to the respective size of coins to be sorted.  FIG. 14  illustrates that one tube receiving container  41  having the same size of coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  is withdrawn. 
     When one of the coin receiving tubes  40   a  is filled up with coins, only the tube receiving container  41  having the coin receiving tube  40   a  mounted thereon is withdrawn, and the coin receiving tube  40   a  can be removed from the tube receiving container  41 . 
     Here, another coin receiving tube  40   b , which is not filled up with coins, is placed adjacent to the guide  30 , and coins carried from the guide  30  are received in the coin receiving tube  40   b  continuously. 
     The coin receiving tube  40  and the tube receiving container  41  for different size of coins from the above case also receive the coins as illustrated in FIG.  13 . 
     However, in the case of the integral-type tube receiving container  41  illustrated in  FIG. 9 , if pulling the hand holder  41   b , all of the coin receiving tubes  40  adjacent to the guide  30  are taken out, and the coin receiving tubes  40  placed under the guide  30  are placed adjacent to the guide  30  so that the receipt of the sorted coins can be continuous. 
     When pulling out the tube receiving container  41  having the coin receiving tube  40   a  filled up with coins mounted thereon, the tube receiving container  41  is not withdrawn further a predetermined distance by controlling the length of the sliding groove  56  provided on the sliding member  56  so that the coin receiving tube  40   b , which is not filled up with coins, is placed adjacent to the guide  30  to receive coins. 
       FIG. 15  is a sectional view of the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention to illustrate that the sliding member is withdrawn after the coin sorting process is completed. 
     Referring to  FIG. 15 , after the sorting of coins is completed, and if pulling the sliding member  55  having the fallen-coin drawer  50 , all of the tube receiving containers  41  having the coin receiving tubes  40   a ,  40   b  mounted thereon can be pulled out. 
     In other words, the tube receiving containers  41  can be pulled out individually as described above, or all of the tube receiving containers  41  can be pulled out at one time by pulling the sliding member  55 . 
     However, in the case of the integral-type tube receiving container  41  illustrated in  FIG. 9 , pulling out of all of the tube receiving containers  41  only is possible. 
     The protrusion  19  is provided on the lower side of the sliding member  55  so that the tube receiving container  41  and the sliding member  55  are not withdrawn further a predetermined distance when pulling the sliding member  55 . 
     When pulling the sliding member  55  as above, a user can remove the coin receiving tube  40   b , which is not filled up with coins, from the tube receiving container  41  as well as the coin receiving tube  40   a , which is filled up with coins. 
     Therefore, the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention provides an advantage of solving the problem of the conventional coin sorting apparatus in which different size of coins are often received in one coin receiving tube since the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention uses the method of receiving coins carried along the guide in one coin receiving tube while the tube receiving container having the coin receiving tubes moves back and forth. 
     In addition, the coin sorting apparatus of the present invention provides an advantage in that the coin receiving tube filled up with coins can be taken out individually from the other coin receiving tubes while the sorting of coins is in process, and the receipt of coins is continuously possible. 
     It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications and variations can be made in the present invention. Thus, it is intended that the present invention covers the modifications and variations of this invention provided they come within the scope of the appended claims and their equivalents.