Bill validator

[54] BILL VALIDATOR

[75] Inventors: Osamu Kobayashi, Tsurugashima;

Hiroshi Hayashi; Ryoji Yamagishi, both of Sakado, all of Japan

[73] Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Nippon Coinco, Tokyo, Japan

[21] Appl. No.: 25,938

[22] Filed: Mar. 16,1987

[30] Foreign Application Priority Data

Mar. 18, 1986 [JP] Japan 61-38292

Jul. 14, 1986 [JP] Japan 61-10672

[51] Int. CIS G07D 7/00

[52] U.S. CI 194/206; 209/534;

221/198

[58] Field of Search 194/206, 207, 350;

221/198; 209/534; 271/177, 180, 181

[56] References Cited

U.S. PATENT DOCUMENTS

4,540,081 9/1985 Mori et al 209/534 X

4,678,072 7/1987 Kobayashi et al 209/534 X

A bill validator including a vertically extending main body having a bill insertion slit, bill conveying passage, and a bill discrimination device provided along the bill conveying passage, and a bill accumulating box detachably mounted on the main body. The main body can be turned upside down, along with the bill insertion slit, bill conveying passage and bill discrimination device configured therein. The bill accumulating box is selectably mounted on the main body in a normal state or in an upside down state such that the vertical position of the bill accumulating box will not be changed when the main body is turned upside down. Thus, the same bill validator may be used as a type with the bill insertion slit provided at the upper portion or at the lower portion thereof, respectively, as desired for use with different vending machine configurations.

7 Claims, 11 Drawing Sheets