Method And Apparatus For Offsorting Coins In A Coin Handling Machine

摘要

A coin sorter machine including an encoder and a sensor assembly more accurately determines the position of coins in a coin sorting path to facilitate coin sorting. The coin sorter uses a coin size attribute to more accurately calculate the timing of interactions between coins on the coin sorting path and one or more components of the coin sorter. One such component is a diverter configured to perform an offsorting operation.

主权项

1. A coin handling machine having a queuing mechanism for feeding coins to a sorting mechanism, the coin handling machine comprising:
a reference edge disposed along a sorting disk for coins moving along a coin sorting path, the sorting disk having at least one opening for receiving valid coins as the coins travel along the coin sorting path; a drive member for control of coins as the coins are moved in a single layer and a single file along the reference edge; a diverter disposed along the reference edge, the diverter member being operable to project into the coin sorting path in advance of the sorting openings to move a coin selected for offsorting away from the reference edge; an offsort opening in the sorting path, the offsort opening being located between the diverter member and the at least one opening for receiving valid coins, spaced from the reference edge, and positioned in the coin sorting path to receive coins that have been moved laterally toward the offsort opening; a coin sensor station configured to sense at least a coin size attribute of each coin; and an encoder providing an encoder count based on the rotation of the drive member, wherein the operation of the diverter is controlled based on at least the encoder Count and the coin size attribute.