EP0285240A3 - Coin sorting mechanism - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0285240A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: sorting mechanism; coin sorting; coin; sorting
Prior art date: 1987-04-01
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP88301053A

Other versions

EP0285240A2 (en

EP0285240B1 (en

Inventor

John E. Jones

James M. Rasmussen

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Cummins Allison Corp

Original Assignee

Cummins Allison Corp

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1987-04-01

Filing date

1988-02-09

Publication date

1989-01-18

1988-02-09 Application filed by Cummins Allison Corp filed Critical Cummins Allison Corp

1988-10-05 Publication of EP0285240A2 publication Critical patent/EP0285240A2/en

1989-01-18 Publication of EP0285240A3 publication Critical patent/EP0285240A3/en

1991-12-18 Application granted granted Critical

1991-12-18 Publication of EP0285240B1 publication Critical patent/EP0285240B1/en

Status Expired legal-status Critical Current

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- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D3/00—Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations
- G07D3/12—Sorting coins by means of stepped deflectors
- G07D3/128—Rotary devices
- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
- G07D9/008—Feeding coins from bulk

EP19880301053 1987-04-01 1988-02-09 Coin sorting mechanism Expired EP0285240B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US3427187A	1987-04-01	1987-04-01
US34271		1987-04-01

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0285240A2 EP0285240A2 (en)	1988-10-05
EP0285240A3 true EP0285240A3 (en)	1989-01-18
EP0285240B1 EP0285240B1 (en)	1991-12-18

Family

ID=21875351

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP19880301053 Expired EP0285240B1 (en)	1987-04-01	1988-02-09	Coin sorting mechanism

Country Status (6)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP0285240B1 (en)
JP (1)	JP2532530B2 (en)
AU (1)	AU595670B2 (en)
CA (1)	CA1315737C (en)
DE (1)	DE3866912D1 (en)
MX (1)	MX169459B (en)

Families Citing this family (9)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US5194037A (en) *	1987-04-01	1993-03-16	Cummins-Allison Corp.	Disc-type coin sorting mechanism for sorting coins by radial locations of the inner edges of the coins
AU618623B2 (en) *	1987-04-01	1992-01-02	Cummins-Allison Corp.	Coin sorting mechanism
US5009627A (en) *	1989-03-14	1991-04-23	Cummins-Allison Corp.	Coin sorting mechanism
US5141472A (en) *	1990-10-30	1992-08-25	Cummins-Allison Corp.	Disc-type coin sorter with adjustable gaging device
US5468182A (en) *	1993-08-05	1995-11-21	Cummins-Allison Corp.	Disc-type coin sorter with adjustable targeting inserts
US5401211A (en) *	1993-08-05	1995-03-28	Cummins-Allison Corp.	Disc coin sorter with positive guide wall between exit channels
JPH11120401A (en) *	1997-10-16	1999-04-30	Universal Hanbai Kk	Coin sending device
EP2261866A3 (en)	2000-09-18	2012-06-27	Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha	Coin sorting apparatus and coin receiving system
TWI738685B (en) *	2015-12-01	2021-09-11	日商富士電機股份有限公司	Coin handling device

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US2906276A (en) *	1956-03-08	1959-09-29	Brandt Automatic Cashier Co	Coin sorter
US4564036A (en) *	1983-09-15	1986-01-14	Ristvedt-Johnson, Inc.	Coin sorting system with controllable stop

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US4531531A (en) *	1980-11-18	1985-07-30	Ristvedt-Johnson, Inc.	Coin handling machine
US4570655A (en) *	1983-09-28	1986-02-18	Raterman Donald E	Apparatus and method for terminating coin sorting
US4674626A (en) *	1983-12-15	1987-06-23	M. L. Eakes Co.	Leakproof endless belt conveyor

1987
- 1987-09-24 CA CA000547780A patent/CA1315737C/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-09-25 MX MX853387A patent/MX169459B/en unknown
- 1987-11-30 JP JP62304374A patent/JP2532530B2/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1987-12-16 AU AU82611/87A patent/AU595670B2/en not_active Ceased
1988
- 1988-02-09 EP EP19880301053 patent/EP0285240B1/en not_active Expired
- 1988-02-09 DE DE8888301053T patent/DE3866912D1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US2906276A (en) *	1956-03-08	1959-09-29	Brandt Automatic Cashier Co	Coin sorter
US4564036A (en) *	1983-09-15	1986-01-14	Ristvedt-Johnson, Inc.	Coin sorting system with controllable stop

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
CA1315737C (en)	1993-04-06
AU595670B2 (en)	1990-04-05
EP0285240A2 (en)	1988-10-05
AU8261187A (en)	1988-10-06
DE3866912D1 (en)	1992-01-30
JP2532530B2 (en)	1996-09-11
MX169459B (en)	1993-07-06
EP0285240B1 (en)	1991-12-18
JPS63250793A (en)	1988-10-18

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1988-08-20	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
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1988-12-14	RHK1	Main classification (correction)	Ipc: G07D 3/06
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