EP0447890B1 - Dispositif à canal unique pour la sélection, le stockage et la collection de pièces de monnaie - Google Patents

Dispositif à canal unique pour la sélection, le stockage et la collection de pièces de monnaie Download PDF

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EP0447890B1
EP0447890B1 EP91103545A EP91103545A EP0447890B1 EP 0447890 B1 EP0447890 B1 EP 0447890B1 EP 91103545 A EP91103545 A EP 91103545A EP 91103545 A EP91103545 A EP 91103545A EP 0447890 B1 EP0447890 B1 EP 0447890B1
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Angel Sanchez Blaya
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Thomson Telecom Espana SA
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • G07F1/04—Coin chutes
    • G07F1/047—Coin chutes with means for temporarily storing coins
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    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F5/00—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks
    • G07F5/10—Coin-actuated mechanisms; Interlocks actuated electrically by the coin, e.g. by a single coin

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  • the invention refers to a device for the control, storage and collection of coins, employing a monochannel through which the coins travel from the point where they are inserted to the point where they are collected or returned.
  • the device is generally applicable to all types of coin-operated machines, and especially to paystation telephones which clearly require the insertion of coins of any type and/or value for their operation.
  • the application EP-A-0 266 090 discloses a coin handling system having the coin validator for checking the authenticity and value of the coins.
  • the accepted coins are directed to a coin store which is formed as a downwardly inclined chute in order to permit the coins to roll down.
  • levers Positioned along the top of coin store there is a series of levers pivotally mounted on a common longitudinal pivot member. These levers have a first portion that extends through slots to retain corresponding coins and an inwardly extending portion.
  • a first coin When a first coin is inserted into the device, it is validated by the validator. If it is valid, the coin passes through and accept/reject gate into the coin store which engages a first lever causing to move aside, there being no stop in the path of the coin at this stage. The coin will continue to roll down and the lever return to its rest position.
  • the exit gate turns, permitting the first coin to drop vertically to the refund box.
  • the last lever is then released permitting the second coin to roll down until the exit gate, moving aside this last lever and then dropping to the refund box.
  • the third coin operates in a similar way for the two last levers and so on.
  • the device of the invention is based on a structure in which a monochannel exists that is accessible to all coins accepted by the respective coin selector, the said channel having a slight downward slope from the point of entrance to the point of exit to permit the coins to roll down a slipway, and where in one of the sides of the monochannel device has a number of slots through which emerge respective retractable levers that in their outermost position retain corresponding coins as they proceed dwon the slipway.
  • the slipway is mounted in an articulated manner to a shaft around which it can turn in order to constitute actual coin slipway, or to tilt and retract permitting all the coins to fall directly into a coin return channel.
  • the device besides comprises a ending coin sensor at the entrance of the collection box for detecting the passage of collected coins.
  • the device is reliable, efficient, simple and cheap, as well as occupying little space, making it possible to have compact paystation telephone.
  • Figure 1 shows a side elevation of a cross-section of the device of the invention, including the wall of the monochannel device through which the coin-retaining levers can be retracted, including also the slipway and, in dashed lines, the coils that act the retractable levers.
  • Figure 2 shows a cross-sectional view of the device in which can be seen one of the retractable levers for the retention of the respective coin, as well as the coil associated with this lever and the corresponding sensor for detecting the presence of a coin.
  • the device can be seen in an application for a general instrument 1, which could be a paystation telephone instrument with coin entrance 2 that will include, logically, its corresponding coin selector, such that the coins rejected have access to a coin return channel 3, while those admitted as valid are gravity-fed to a monochannel module 4 where control, storage and collection of the coins take place.
  • the monochannel module 4 has a slight slope so that the coins 5, 5', 5'', .. can slide towards the exit of the monochannel module, which corresponds to the entrance 6 of the collection box.
  • the monochannel module 4 can store three coins, in such a way that the coin 5 is situated in the lowest part of the monochannel module or "collection zone", while the coins 5' and 5'' are located above it in the two "waiting zones".
  • the device could have more waiting zones.
  • the coins 5, 5', 5'' move along a slipway 7 located between two walls that define the monochannel module 4.
  • the slipway 7 is formed from an L-shaped profile that can tilt between two positions, one being the working position and the other for coin-return; such that in the first case, which corresponds to that shown in the figures 1 and 2, the coins 5, 5', 5'' rest on the horizontal branch of the profile that forms the slipway 7, while in the coin-return position the slipway 7 tilts in order to allow all the coins to fall into the coin-return channel 3, which occurs when the telephone call being made by the user is over and he wishes to recuperate the coins still held in the monochannel module 4 and which have not been collected.
  • the tilting action mentioned is produced by a retractable lever 8, logically linked to the slipway 7 and which is activated by the user when he wishes to recover the coins which have still not been collected.
  • each retractable lever 9, 9', 9'' Projecting perpendicularly from one of the walls of the monochannel module 4 are a series of retractable levers 9, 9' and 9'', equidistant from one another. These levers remain perpendicular to this wall in their "out” position as is shown in figure 2.
  • Each one serves to retain one coin and each retractable lever 9, 9', 9'' is associated with a coil 10, 10', 10'' which, when energised, causes the lever 9, 9', 9'' to switch position and allow the respective coin 5, 5', 5'' to pass.
  • Each coil 10, 10', 10'' has an associated restoring spring 11, 11', 11''.
  • the assembly is completed with an equal number of sensors 12, 12', 12'', all of which are connected to an control circuit 13. These sensors 12, 12', 12'' are used to detect the presence of the coins 5, 5', 5'', in order to transmit the corresponding control signals to the control circuit 13.
  • the coins that are inserted through the entrance 2 are accepted, reach the monochannel module 4 and start to roll along the slipway 7 resting against and directed by the inner wall of the two that form the monochannel module 4.
  • the control circuit instructs the coil 10'' to be energised; this causes the retractable lever 9'' to be withdrawn and the coin 5, unimpeded, rolls into the position corresponding to retractable lever 9', where it is stopped.
  • coil 10'' is deenergised and the lever 9'' returns to its idle position, projecting into the monochannel module 4, because of the action of the restoring spring 11''.
  • the presence of the coin 5 retained by the retractable lever 9' is detected by the coin-detecting sensor 12', which informs the control circuit. At the same time, the sensor 12 is informing the control circuit that there is no coin being retained by the retractable lever 9.
  • control circuit instructs coil 10' to be activated, producing the withdrawal of the retractable lever 9' and coin 5, unimpeded, rolls towards the position of retractable lever 9, where it is stopped.
  • coil 10' is deenergised and the retractable lever 9' returns to its idle position, projecting into the monochannel module 4, because of the action of the restoring spring 11'.
  • the coin 5 is stored in the lowest part of the monochannel module 4, that is, in the collection zone.
  • the user inserts a second coin 5' and it is validated and accepted, it starts to roll along the slipway 7, arriving at the position of the retractable lever 9'' where it is stopped.
  • the sensor 12'' detects the presence of the coin and transmits the corresponding signal to the control circuit.
  • the coin-detecting sensor 12' is informing the control circuit that there are no coins being retained by the retractable lever 9'.
  • the control circuit instructs the coil 10'' to be energised; this causes the retractable lever 9'' to be withdrawn and the coin 5', unimpeded, rolls into the position corresponding to retractable lever 9', where it is stopped.
  • coil 10'' is deenergised and the lever 9'' returns to its idle position, projecting into the monochannel module 4, because of the action of the restoring spring 11''.
  • the coin 5 is stored in the collection zone and coin 5' is stored in the first waiting zone.
  • the manner in which collection is done is as follows: with the first coin 5 in the static position as is shown in figure 1, if the control circuit decides to collect it, coil 10 is activated; this produces the withdrawal of the retractable lever 9, which tilts backwards on its shaft 14, permitting the coin 5 to move unimpeded to the entrance 6 of the collection box. The coil 10 is then deenergised and, because of the restoring spring 11, the lever 9 in the collection zone returns to its idle position and closes once again the slipway.
  • the control circuit is sure that the first coin has been collected in two ways.
  • the sensor 12 detects and communicates the situation of no coin being present, which verifies that it has been this coin that has moved.
  • control circuit if the control circuit is receiving information from sensor 12' that there is a coin waiting, it activates the coil 10', causing the retractable lever 9' in the first waiting zone to withdraw, tilting backwards in the same way as the lever 9 had done before, leaving the slipway free; at this moment the second coin 5' is no longer retained and rolls forward to the next point of detention represented by retractable lever 9 pertaining to the collection zone.
  • control circuit is aware of what has happened because the sensors 12, 12' and 12'' communicate that there are no coins presently retained by the retractable levers 9, 9' and 9''.

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Claims (4)

  1. Dispositif à canal unique pour contrôler, stocker et collecter des pièces acceptées par un sélecteur de pièces de monnaie, présentant une légère pente vers le bas pour permette aux pièces de monnaie (5, 5', 5", ...) de rouler dans une glissière (7) et dans lequel l'un des côtés du dispositif à canal unique (4) comporte plusieurs fentes par lesquelles sortent des leviers rétractables respectifs (9, 9', 9", ...) qui, dans leur position extrême, retiennent des pièces de monnaie correspondantes (5, 5', 5", ...) lors de leur descente dans la glissière (7), et caractérisé en ce que la glissière (7) est montée de manière articulée sur un axe (16) autour duquel elle peut tourner de manière à constituer une glissière de pièces de monnaie réelle (7), ou à basculer et à se rétracter, permettant à toutes les pièces de monnaie de tomber directement dans un canal de retour de pièces de monnaie (3).
  2. Dispositif à canal unique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que les pièces de monnaie (5, 5', 5", ...) sont détectées par des capteurs de pièces de monnaie correspondants (12, 12', 12", ...) de type magnétique.
  3. Dispositif à canal unique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que chaque levier rétractable (9, 9', 9", ...) change de position en basculant autour d'un axe respectif (14, 14', 14", ...) lorsqu'un enroulement associé (10, 10', 10", ...) est activé et comporte un ressort de rappel associé (11, 11', 11", ...) pour réintroduire le levier rétractable correspondant (9, 9', 9", ...) dans le dispositif à canal unique (4) lorsque l'activation de l'enroulement correspondant (10, 10', 10", ...) est terminée.
  4. Dispositif à canal unique selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend également un capteur de pièces de monnaie final (15) pour détecter le passage de pièces de monnaie collectées.
EP91103545A 1990-03-09 1991-03-07 Dispositif à canal unique pour la sélection, le stockage et la collection de pièces de monnaie Expired - Lifetime EP0447890B1 (fr)

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ES9000724A ES2021228A6 (es) 1990-03-09 1990-03-09 Dispositivo monocanal de control, almacenaje y cobro de monedas.
ES9000724 1990-03-09
AU77191/91A AU645319B2 (en) 1990-03-09 1991-05-21 Coin control device for coin operated devices

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EP0447890A2 EP0447890A2 (fr) 1991-09-25
EP0447890A3 EP0447890A3 (en) 1992-10-14
EP0447890B1 true EP0447890B1 (fr) 1996-06-05

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ES2112745B1 (es) * 1994-12-09 1998-12-16 Alcatel Standard Electrica Dispositivo de recepcion de monedas.
ES2131010B1 (es) * 1997-07-29 2000-02-16 Azkoyen Ind Sa Dispositivo para la recepcion y cobro de monedas.
ES2155021B1 (es) * 1999-04-21 2001-11-16 Escandell Juan Munar Dispositivo selector de monedas o fichas.
ES2160066B2 (es) * 1999-08-18 2002-07-16 Jofemar Sa Selector de monedas mejorado.
IT1317449B1 (it) * 2000-05-03 2003-07-09 Vesiel S R L Ora Vesiel S P A Dispositivo per l'indirizzamento di monete in una pluralita' di canali di uscita, particolarmente epr apparecchiature di pagamento e simili.
EP1968019A1 (fr) * 2007-03-07 2008-09-10 Comestero Group S.R.L. Dispositif pour trier de pièces de monnaie

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GB1334157A (en) * 1972-05-30 1973-10-17 Ass Automation Ltd Coin storage mechanisms and the like
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FR2494011A1 (fr) * 1980-11-07 1982-05-14 Serres Bernard Dispositif accumulateur-encaisseur de pie ces de monnaie a ejection
DE3228576A1 (de) * 1982-07-30 1984-02-02 Siemens AG, 1000 Berlin und 8000 München Muenzkassiereinrichtung fuer selbstkassierer
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ES2021228A6 (es) 1991-10-16
EP0447890A2 (fr) 1991-09-25
DE69119950D1 (de) 1996-07-11
DK0447890T3 (da) 1996-06-24

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