Coin collecting mechanism with top coin slot and coin return function

摘要

A coin collecting mechanism with top coin slot and coin return function is provided. The coin collecting mechanism has a main support onto which both a coin return mechanism and a coin comparison mechanism are mounted. The coin comparison mechanism is in a vertical position but inclined backward by about 15 degrees. The coin return mechanism includes a hood defining a downward opened chamber for the coin comparison mechanism to move up and down therein. The hood is provided at a lower front end with a horizontal rail inclined backward by about 15 degrees for catching an inserted coin vertically falling from the coin slot and guiding the coin into the coin comparison mechanism. The hood also has a spring-loaded member mounted thereto for pushing a jammed coin out of the inclined rail. A locating clamp is adjustably mounted on the hood for easily adjusting a size of the coin slot. An electromagnetic valve included in the coin collecting mechanism has a return spring mounted inside the valve body without the risk of contacting and tangling with electric wires outside the electromagnetic valve.