摘要 |
<p>A coin accepting mechanism includes an escrow comprising a pivoted bucket (4) arranged to receive coins from a coin entry (2), and an ironless rotor motor (6) arranged to rotate the bucket (4) around its pivot (5) in a clockwise or anticlockwise direction to tip coins out of the bucket (4) into a cash box (10) or into a reject chute (3). The low inertia and operating current of an ironless rotor enable a coin accepting mechanism for a telephone to be line powered.</p> |