Coin apparatus

摘要

A coin sensing unit having a rotary sweeping arm is used to determine characteristics of the coins so that the coins can be deposited in a correct one of the hoppers.

主权项

1. An apparatus comprising:
a coin sensing unit having
a substantially horizontal main face upon which coins can be deposited,a coin sweeping arm configured to rotate in a substantially horizontal plane so as to sweep coins across the main face, anda coin sensing apparatus configured to sense characteristics of a coin as it is swept across the main face; a coin conveyor configured to receive coins from a coin exit of the coin sensing unit and to convey the coins in a substantially horizontal plane; a rotary coin conveyor in a substantially vertical plane configured to convey coins from a first lower position to a second higher position; wherein the coin sensing unit is configured to receive coins from the substantially vertical coin conveyor at the second higher position; and wherein the substantially horizontal coin conveyor is configured to convey the coins to one of a plurality of coin hoppers located beneath the substantially horizontal plane of the coin conveyor.