Coin disposal device

Abstract

To further improve maintainability in the event of malfunctions such as coin jams. [Solution] A coin processing device comprising: a coin insertion section having an insertion slot into which coins are inserted in a substantially horizontal position and a vertical outlet for sending out the coins inserted into the insertion slot; a coin guide path having a receiving port facing the outlet and receiving the coins sent out from the outlet in a vertical plane, and a guide port for guiding the destination of the received coins.

Claims

1. A coin insertion section having an insertion slot into which coins are inserted in a nearly horizontal position, and a vertical outlet for discharging the coins inserted into the insertion slot, A coin guide path having a receiving port that faces the aforementioned dispensing port and receives the coins dispensed from the dispensing port in a vertical plane, and a guide opening that guides the destination of the received coins as they slide down, A coin processing device equipped with the following features.

2. The unit further comprises a unit cover to which the guide opening of the coin guide path is attached, The coin processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the unit cover can be opened and closed on one side with an axis parallel to the vertical plane as the pivot axis.

3. The coin processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the pivot axis of the unit cover is provided below and behind the vertical plane on which the outlet and the receiving port face each other.

4. The coin insertion section is mounted on the front of the housing of the coin processing device. The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein a device door for opening the interior of the coin processing apparatus is provided on the side or back of the housing.

5. The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the coin guide path is connected from the receiving port to the guide port by a guide path that bends at least once.

6. The coin processing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 3, further comprising a coin dispensing unit provided at the destination where the coins slide down, for dispensing the sliding coins one by one to a subsequent stage.

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