A method of operating a coin mechanism comprises switching between a first phase in which coins having a denomination in a first set of coin denominations are accepted and dispensed as change and coins having a denomination in a second set of coin denominations are accepted but not dispensed as change, a second phase in which coins having a denomination in the first set are accepted but not dispensed as change and coins having a denomination in the second set are accepted and dispensed as change and a third phase in which coins having a denomination in the first set are not accepted.
申请公布号
WO9901847(A1)
申请公布日期
1999.01.14
申请号
WO1998GB01934
申请日期
1998.07.01
申请人
MARS, INCORPORATED;YELLOP, ANDREW, MICHAEL;GREEN, STEPHEN, MICHAEL;BILLINGTON, GREGORY, JOHN;FLETCHER, PAUL, ROBERT
发明人
YELLOP, ANDREW, MICHAEL;GREEN, STEPHEN, MICHAEL;BILLINGTON, GREGORY, JOHN;FLETCHER, PAUL, ROBERT