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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2002
Kazuya Nishimura, Sennan, JP;
Hiroaki Yamauchi, Hirakata, JP;
Nobuo Takashima, Kashihara, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is a coin change which comprises a coin sort sectionfor sorting coins C discharged from an input hopper, and a coin storage sectionfor storing the coins C sorted by the coin sort sectionon a coin type by type basis. The coin storage sectionincludes a plurality of coin storage groovesprovided respectively to the plural coin types and disposed parallel to each other. Each of the coin storage grooves has a width dimension slightly greater than the diameter of a corresponding one of the types of coins and extends approximately horizontally. The coin storage sectionalso includes a stacking beltdisposed along the base of each of the coin storage grooves to extend in the longitudinal direction of the coin storage grooves, and a stopper member disposed at the downstream end of each of the coin storage grooves and adapted to be moved between a coin-passing-enabling position of allowing one or more of the coins C to pass therethrough and a stack position preventing the passing of the coins C so as to allow the subsequent coins C to be stacked on each other