Coin handling – Supply level detector
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-12
2006-12-12
Mackey, Patrick (Department: 3653)
Coin handling
Supply level detector
Reexamination Certificate
active
07147551
ABSTRACT:
A money changer for automatic coin machines, comprising a casing in which a plurality of serially arranged tubes are mounted to store coins in a column shape, light barriers associated to the tubes at least in the upper and lower regions with each light barrier having a light-emitting element and a light sensitive receiving element which are superposed on the same side of the coin tube whereas the opposite side of the coin tube has arranged thereon a prism which reflects the received light back to the receiving element, and a control circuit for the money changer into which the output signals of the light receiving elements are entered, wherein the casing has a wall portion in parallel with the series of the coin tubes, a printed circuit board for the control circuit is mounted on the opposite side on the wall portion and carries the light-emitting elements and light-receiving elements which are directed towards the respective coin tube via holes in the printed circuit board and in the wall portion.
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Beauchaine Mark J.
Mackey Patrick
National Rejectors Inc. GmbH
Vidas Arrett & Steinkraus P.A.
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