Patent ID: 7588491

Claim:
A coin processing device comprising: a horizontally extending passage to transfer coins one by one; an opening formed on the passage; a feed belt disposed above and extending along the passage; guide plate which is tiltable between a horizontal position to close the opening and an upward position to open the opening and which includes an upper surface which forms a part of the passage when the guide plate is in the horizontal position and a lower surface which intercepts the passage so as to guide and allow the coins to fall into the inside of the opening when the guide plate is in the upward position, wherein the guide plate includes a slit to accommodate the belt; and a stepped portion formed on the upper surface to partly receive a coin, which is being transferred on the passage so as not to push up the coin out of the passage when the guide plate is tilted to the upward position, wherein the stepped portion has a bottom surface that is substantially flush with an upper surface of the passage when the guide plate is in the horizontal position.