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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 1983
Filed:
Dec. 03, 1980
Katusuke Furuya, Tokyo, JP;
Laurel Bank Machine Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Herein disclosed is a counting device for use in a coin sorting and counting apparatus including a coin path for moving coins to be sorted and for guiding the same such that the coins being moved change their courses and leave the coin path in succession at predetermined positions according to the sizes or diameters of the coins. Further included is a coin feeding mechanism for feeding the coin path with the coins one by one. The counting device has a plurality of vibrating elements arranged at the respective positions, where the coins leave the coin path, so that they are vibrated by the coming coins, respectively, when they come into contact. A plurality of vibration sensors are connected with the vibrating elements, respectively, for converting the vibrations of the elements into electric signals. As customary, the calculating means receives the electric signals for separately calculating the numbers and sums of the coins of different sizes.