Coin hopper with preventive fill detector and automatic inventor

Details Coin hopper with preventive fill detector and automatic inventor Coin hopper with preventive fill detector and automatic inventor

1997-09-09

1999-09-21

Ellis, Christopher P.

Coin handling

Supply level detector

Electric

453 32, 194217, 177 2517, 34082535, G07D 900, G07D 100, G06F 700, G01G 1942

Patent

active

059545763

ABSTRACT:
The present invention provides a weighing apparatus for weighing coins accumulated in a coin hopper using a load cell and automatically taking periodic readings of the number of coins accumulated in the hopper. By periodically monitoring the hopper and automatically calculating the number of coins in the hopper, preventive fills and automatic inventorying can be effected. Knowing the coin count and being able to transmit coin counts to a central location allows for central accounting. Monitoring the coin count locally or centrally allows for "preemptive fills" where a hopper running low on coins is filled during periods of inactivity prior to the hopper being completely empty. The number of coins in the hopper at any given time is determined from the combined weight of the hopper and the coins accumulated in the hopper.

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