Patent ID: 8813939

Claim:
A pre-collection device for pre-collecting coins, intended for a payment terminal, the pre-collection device comprising a frame, a bucket having an inlet opening for inserting coins into the bucket and a discharge opening for discharging coins stored in the bucket, the pre-collection device comprising: at least one cutting blade that is movable relative to the frame between an idle position and an active position and that is at least partially movable across the inlet opening between the idle position and the active position; and a moving mechanism for moving the movable cutting blade, capable of moving the movable cutting blade from the idle position to the active position so as to cut an object engaged in the inlet opening of the bucket, wherein the bucket is pivotably mounted relative to the frame around a bucket pivot axis between a pre-collection position, in which the bucket defines a temporary storage volume for the coins, and a discharge position for discharging coins through the discharge opening toward a moneybox of the payment terminal, the moving mechanism for moving the movable cutting blade being capable of moving the movable cutting blade from the idle position to the active position under the action of the movement of the bucket from said pre-collection position to said discharge position.