Coin feed-in apparatus for coin handling machine

Claim 1

A coin feed-in apparatus for a coin handling machine comprising a rotatable disk for receiving coins, guide means having an opening for guiding the coins, which were received by the rotatable disk and moved toward the periphery of the rotatable disk by centrifugal force produced by the rotation of the rotatable disk, by the inner circumference thereof, a coin passage communicating with said opening and having a pair of first and second guide rail means for guiding coins and transporting belt means for transporting the coins, the coins being transported along the first guide rail means disposed on the side of the rotatable disk of the pair of guide rail means, discriminating means for discriminating the denomination, genuineness and the like of coins, counting means for counting the value of deposited coins, sorting means for sorting the coins in accordance with their denominations, the respective discriminating means, the counting means and the sorting means being arranged along said first guide rail means disposed on the side of the rotatable disk, and guide roller means rotatable and disposed upstream of said first guide rail means, said guide means being arranged so that said inner circumference thereof is positioned inside of the periphery of said rotatable disk and said first guide rail means being arranged so as to extend onto said rotatable disk and said transporting belt means being arranged so as to extend upstream of the end of the guide means disposed upstream of said opening with respect o the rotating direction of the rotatable disk and facing said opening.