Coin deposit and dispensing apparatus

摘要

The present invention provides a coin deposit and dispensing apparatus having a till filling distributor unit comprising a set of a plurality of releasably mounted till filling distributors, each till filling distributor comprising a wide upper opening, a narrow lower opening, and a pipe-like structure between these openings, where the till filling distributor unit is designed in such a way that in a dispensing operation a till filling distributor is located below each dispenser involved in the dispensing operation, whereby each till filling distributor is adapted for receiving coins from a dispenser located above said distributor into the wide upper opening of the distributor and to guide the coins through said narrow lower opening to a portable cash receptacle.

主权项

1. A coin deposit and dispensing apparatus comprising
a cabinet serving as an apparatus housing for said apparatus; a control means for controlling said apparatus; a cash processing module adapted to receive a deposited mass of coins; and a plurality of dispensers for coins to be dispensed, said dispensers each comprising a hopper mounted on an ejector/counter, said each of said hoppers having an upper part for receiving pre-sorted coins or coins from said cash processing module and a lower part connected to the ejector/counter; wherein, in a deposit operation, said dispensers are adapted to receive said deposited mass of coins for buffering therein; and wherein, in a dispensing operation, said dispensers are adapted to dispense a specific composition of coins, under control of said control means, to a portable coin receptacle at a dispense location, characterized in that there is a till filling distributor unit comprising[a set of] a plurality of independently, releasably mounted till filling distributors, including at least a till filling distributor having a first cross-sectional design and a till filling distributor having a second cross-sectional design different from the first design, each till filling distributor comprising a wide upper opening, a narrow lower opening, and a pipe-like structure between these openings, where the till filling distributor unit is designed in such a way that in a dispensing operation a till filling distributor is located below each dispenser involved in the dispensing operation, whereby each till filling distributor is adapted for receiving coins from a dispenser located above said distributor into the wide upper opening of the distributor and to guide the coins through said narrow lower opening to a portable coin receptacle.