Tester for different types of coins

Claim 2

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means providing a common coin channel for all of the different types of coins, mechanism defining a measuring location for monitoring said coin channel for all the different types of coins, said mechanism defining said measuring location comprising two oppositely situated coils, one such coil defining a transmitter means for an alternating magnetic field, the other of said coils defining a receiver means.

Claim 3

A coin checking apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said two coils possess a transverse axis which is at approximately the same distance from the transverse axes of the smallest and largest coins of the different types of coins to be checked and therefore such measuring location is metal-oriented.

Claim 4

A coin checking apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein said two coils possess a transverse axis which is spaced from the bottom of the coin channel as far as possible, so that the smallest coin of a coin class is just still able to influence the measuring location and therefore such Measuring location is diameter-oriented.

Claim 5

A coin checking apparatus as defined in claim 1, wherein the lateral spacing of both coils from one another is accommodated to a predetermined fixed coin class to thereby influence the attainable damping measurement values such that said damping measurement values generated by the individual coin types have the most favorable spacing from one another for evaluation purposes.

Claim 6

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, and at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means providing a common coin channel for one or a plurality of coin types, means for monitoring said common coin channel comprising mechanism defining two measuring locations wherein one said measuring location is constructed to be diameter-oriented and the other measuring location is constructed to be metal-oriented, and wherein the measuring location arranged first in said coin channel switches a predetermined current path in an evaluation circuit of the second measuring location as a function of the measurement result obtained by said first-arranged measuring location.

Claim 7

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, and at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means providing a common coin channel for one or a plurality of coin types, means for monitoring said common coin channel comprising mechanism defining two measuring locations wherein one said measuring location is constructed to be diameter-oriented and the other measuring location is constructed to be metal-oriented, and wherein the measuring location arranged first in said coin channel switches a predetermined current path in an evaluation circuit of the second measuring location as a function of the measurement result obtained by said first-arranged measuring location.

Claim 8

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, and at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means defining a measuring location for monitoring the coins, said measuring and evaluation circuit means further incorporating an amplifier coupled with said measuring location for amplifying signals received therefrom, a plurality of voltage discriminators for receiving the amplified signals from said amplifier, each of said voltage discriminators being set at a response value corresponding to a predetermined coin type.

Claim 9

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, and at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means defining a measuring location for monitoring the coins, said measuring and evaluation circuit means further incorporating an amplifier coupled with said measuring location for amplifying signals received therefrom, a plurality of voltage discriminators for receiving the amplified signals from said amplifier, each of said voltage discriminators being set at a response value corresponding to a predetermined coin type.

Claim 10

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, and at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means defining a plurality of measuring locations including at least a first and second measuring location for checking the coins said measuring and evaluation circuit means further comprising a plurality of voltage discriminators and a respective subsequently electrically coupled flip-flop means, the signal generated by the first measuring location to be influenced by a coin being evaluated by said plurality of voltage discriminators and said subsequently arranged flip-flop, said second measuring location possessing a signal conductor and a common amplifier, the output of each flip-flop together with said signal conductor of said second measuring location beiNg electrically coupled with a respective subsequently arranged AND-gate each having an output a common voltage discriminator having an input and set to a predetermined value, and a respective resistance combination electrically coupled between said output of each AND-gate and the input to said common voltage discriminator, said resistance combinations serving to attenuate the variably high voltage peaks in each case by a certain amount so that said voltage peaks can be checked by said common voltage discriminator.

Claim 11

A coin checking apparatus for checking different types of coins, comprising circuit means for performing predetermined measurement operations at the coin being checked and for evaluating the thus obtained information, said measuring and evaluation circuit means incorporating a repeating number of components the repeat of which corresponds to the number of different types of coins to be checked, and at least one sequence circuit means incorporating coin collecting circuitry and reset circuitry means for the momentarily activated circuit components, said sequence circuit means being utilized for checking all the different types of coins, means defining a plurality of measuring locations including at least a first and second measuring location for checking the coins said measuring and evaluation circuit means further comprising a plurality of voltage discriminators and a respective subsequently electrically coupled flip-flop means, the signal generated by the first measuring location to be influenced by a coin being evaluated by said plurality of voltage discriminators and said subsequently arranged flip-flop, said second measuring location possessing a signal conductor and a common amplifier, the output of each flip-flop together with said signal conductor of said second measuring location beiNg electrically coupled with a respective subsequently arranged AND-gate each having an output a common voltage discriminator having an input and set to a predetermined value, and a respective resistance combination electrically coupled between said output of each AND-gate and the input to said common voltage discriminator, said resistance combinations serving to attenuate the variably high voltage peaks in each case by a certain amount so that said voltage peaks can be checked by said common voltage discriminator.