Patent ID: 8100247

Claim:
A mechanical coin-acceptor unit, comprising: a coin running channel which has a running rail for rolling a coin and in or on which testing arrangements for testing the properties of the rolling coin are provided, the running rail being mounted on a basic body and having a longitudinal recess in a running direction of the coin for testing a thickness of the coin which may fall through the longitudinal recess depending on the thickness of the coin, a coin-acceptor shaft and a return shaft disposed below the running rail, the longitudinal recess communicating with the return shaft such that the coin may fall through the longitudinal recess into the return shaft, and a flap connected pivotably to the basic body and forming a component of the coin running channel, wherein the running rail is mounted rotatably on the basic body via a point of rotation which is arranged between support points of the flap and the running rail on both sides of the recess such that the flap securely abuts against the running rail on both sides of the recess.