Coin sorting apparatus, control system for controlling coin sorting apparatus, and method for sorting coins

Abstract

Disclosed is a coin sorting apparatus whose operation is controlled by sensing means to count the received coins. The coin sorting apparatus includes a coin sorting device for sorting coins according to size of the coins, a guide for transferring the coins sorted by the coin sorting device to a predetermined location, a first sensor for counting the number of the coins being sorted, the first sensor being formed on the guide, a coin receiving tube disposed on an end portion of the guide to receive the coins transferred from the guide, a receiving container for receiving the coin receiving tube, the receiving container being provided at a lower side with a second sensing hole and a sliding projection, a sliding member provided with a sliding groove engaged with the sliding projection so that the receiving container can be easily inserted and withdrawn, a second sensor spaced apart from the second sensing hole at a predetermined distance and aligned with the second sensing hole to be in-line; and a microcomputer for controlling the coin sorting apparatus in accordance with signals from the first and second sensors.