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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 1991
Filed:
Oct. 02, 1989
Edward H Bell, Chambersburg, PA (US);
Jani Supplies Enterprises, Inc., Havertown, PA (US);
Abstract
A rapid coin acceptor is disclosed which is capable of discriminating valid coins or tokens from counterfeit coins or tokens and for accepting the valid coins or tokens as they fall by gravity through the device. The coin acceptor includes a coin introduction chute which receives coins or tokens and directs the coins by gravity feed to a coin sensing gate which is positioned in vertical registry below the bottom of the coin introduction chute. The coin sensing gate is equipped with a plurality of sensors to sense various parameters of the coin or token for authentication purposes as the coin or token drops through the coin sensing gate. The coin sensing gate is designed of height between one and one and one-half times the diameter of the coin to assure substantially instantaneous response to prevent the rapid insertion of a spurious coin from defeating the sensor control. Upon sensing and authenticating a coin within the time period of travel of the coin within the coin sensing gate, a gate operator will be activated to deflect the valid coin or token into a properly positioned coin accept channel.