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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2015
Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Hiroshi Ohtomo, Saitama, JP;
ASAHI SEIKO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A coin discrimination apparatus capable of discriminating the denomination and authenticity of coins including bimetallic coins. A first coin detection sensor, located near a guide, obtains a physical characteristic of a peripheral part of a coin moved on a carrying path. A second coin detection sensor, located apart from the guide, obtains a physical characteristic about a central part of the coin. A third coin detection sensor, located on a downstream side of respect to the first sensor, obtains a physical characteristic about the peripheral part of a coin. A fourth coin detection sensor, located downstream of the second sensor and apart from the guide, obtains a physical characteristic about a central part of the coin. An additional physical characteristic about the peripheral part of the coin is obtained by cooperation of the second and third sensors when the coin reaches the third sensor.