Patent ID: 7661521

Claim:
A coin selector comprising: a coin passage which is approximately vertical, said coin passage including a guide rail, said coin passage includes a first plane and a second plane, said first plane being defined by the guide rail, said second plane being located side by side and downstream to said first plane, said second plane including a detecting passage; a diameter sorting unit formed along said first plane of said coin passage through which a coin passes; a moving direction changing unit provided in said first plane of said coin passage and positioned downstream from said diameter sorting unit, said moving direction changing unit being provided on an extending space of said guide rail, said moving direction changing unit including a guiding body pivotal about a supporting shaft between a standby position being an extension of said guide rail and a guiding position inclined downwardly toward said second plane by a weight of a coin, said supporting shaft being arranged at an obtuse angle to said first plane of said coin passage, said guiding body including a distal edge spaced from said supporting and shaft, said distal edge being formed in a saw tooth shape; a coin sensor detecting passage of a coin and issuing a signal, said coin sensor being located in said detecting passage.