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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 05, 1996
Filed:
Mar. 14, 1994
Gert Zimmermann, Berlin, DE;
F. Zimmermann & Co., Berlin, DE;
Abstract
A device for vertically conveying coins including a lower horizontal guide path, a vertical guide path, an approximately arc-shaped deflecting path connecting the lower horizontal guide path and the vertical guide path. Each of the path conveys the coins in a lying fiat position. At least one conveyor belt is provided. Rollers are provided whereby the conveyor belt is led around the rollers. Deflecting rollers are arranged at space locations from the guide paths and the from the arc-shaped deflecting path. With this structure, an essentially constant conveying gap is formed by the thickness of the coins being conveyed between the guide paths and the deflecting paths and the conveyor belt. Structure for feeding the coins, conveyed lying flat one by one, is arranged at the beginning of the lower horizontal guide path. Structure for transferring the coins being conveyed is arranged at the top end of the vertical guide path. At the beginning of the lower horizontal guide path there is preferably provided structure for identifying the denomination of the coins and for counting the coins, and or for presorting and conveying the coins according to denomination and/or for sorting out foreign coins. The end of the vertical guide path is formed by a dispenser hood with a coin guide plate joining it. An additional arc-shaped deflecting path with a connected upper horizontal guide path and with rollers and deflecting rollers associated with them for guiding a conveyor belt, is arranged at the top end of the vertical guide path.