EP0555626A3 - Coinchecker - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0555626A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: coinchecker
Prior art date: 1992-01-30
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP19930100036

Other languages

German (de)

Other versions

EP0555626B1 (en

EP0555626A2 (en

Inventor

Ekhart Dr Wohlrab

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Crane Payment Innovations GmbH

Original Assignee

National Rejectors Inc GmbH

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

1992-01-30

Filing date

1993-01-05

Publication date

1994-05-18

1993-01-05 Application filed by National Rejectors Inc GmbH filed Critical National Rejectors Inc GmbH

1993-08-18 Publication of EP0555626A2 publication Critical patent/EP0555626A2/en

1994-05-18 Publication of EP0555626A3 publication Critical patent/EP0555626A3/en

1996-04-10 Application granted granted Critical

1996-04-10 Publication of EP0555626B1 publication Critical patent/EP0555626B1/en

2013-01-05 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
- G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
- G07F1/04—Coin chutes

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Testing Of Coins (AREA)
Control Of Vending Devices And Auxiliary Devices For Vending Devices (AREA)

EP93100036A 1992-01-30 1993-01-05 Coinchecker Expired - Lifetime EP0555626B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4202559A DE4202559C2 (en)	1992-01-30	1992-01-30	Coin acceptor
DE4202559		1992-01-30
US08/250,805 US5524745A (en)	1992-01-30	1994-05-27	Film hinge for a coin acceptor

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0555626A2 EP0555626A2 (en)	1993-08-18
EP0555626A3 true EP0555626A3 (en)	1994-05-18
EP0555626B1 EP0555626B1 (en)	1996-04-10

Family

ID=25911369

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93100036A Expired - Lifetime EP0555626B1 (en)	1992-01-30	1993-01-05	Coinchecker

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5524745A (en)
EP (1)	EP0555626B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE4202559C2 (en)
ES (1)	ES2086783T3 (en)

Families Citing this family (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE4441652C1 (en) *	1994-11-23	1996-03-14	Nat Rejectors Gmbh	Coin path carrier plate mounting in coin-operated vending machine
DE10324501A1 (en) *	2003-05-26	2004-12-30	Walter Hanke Mechanische Werkstätten GmbH & Co KG	Mechanical coin tester, has two opposite side walls of coin canal made as single structural component comprising two halves which are connected via dog-ear internal hinge
US20080229631A1 (en) *	2007-03-22	2008-09-25	Freedberg Avram C	Decorative Coin Assembly
DE202011110139U1 (en)	2010-12-08	2013-01-25	Crane Payment Solutions Gmbh	Coin Acceptor

Citations (4)

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4318464A (en) *	1980-01-18	1982-03-09	Mars, Incorporated	Hinge mechanism for a coin testing mechanism
EP0052043A1 (en) *	1980-11-07	1982-05-19	Bernard Serres	Coin-ejecting retaining and accepting mechanism
WO1991001028A1 (en) *	1989-07-13	1991-01-24	Mars Incorporated	Coin testing device
EP0499137A1 (en) *	1991-02-09	1992-08-19	National Rejectors Inc. GmbH	Acceptance or rejection device for a coin in a coin testing device

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GB1468663A (en) *	1973-05-18	1977-03-30	Mars Inc	Coin handling apparatus with means for retarding the closing of a hinged cover
US3978962A (en) *	1975-04-21	1976-09-07	International Acceptor Corporation Of Florida	Solid state, coin activated mechanism
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US4139093A (en) *	1977-04-05	1979-02-13	Professional Packaging Limited	Hinged holder for disc-like objects
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GB2039684B (en) *	1979-01-18	1983-03-02	Mars Inc	Hinge mechanism for a coin testing mechanism
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US4353452A (en) *	1980-04-04	1982-10-12	U.M.C. Industries, Inc.	Coin-handling device
DE3045736C2 (en) *	1980-12-04	1982-11-25	National Rejectors Inc. Gmbh, 2150 Buxtehude	Coin validator for different coins
JPS6119880U (en) *	1984-07-07	1986-02-05	株式会社日本コインコ	coin sorting machine
DE3718710A1 (en) *	1987-06-04	1988-12-22	Nat Rejectors Gmbh	DEFLECTING ELEMENT FOR COIN EXAMINERS

1992
- 1992-01-30 DE DE4202559A patent/DE4202559C2/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1993
- 1993-01-05 EP EP93100036A patent/EP0555626B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-01-05 ES ES93100036T patent/ES2086783T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-01-05 DE DE59302135T patent/DE59302135D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1994
- 1994-05-27 US US08/250,805 patent/US5524745A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US4318464A (en) *	1980-01-18	1982-03-09	Mars, Incorporated	Hinge mechanism for a coin testing mechanism
EP0052043A1 (en) *	1980-11-07	1982-05-19	Bernard Serres	Coin-ejecting retaining and accepting mechanism
WO1991001028A1 (en) *	1989-07-13	1991-01-24	Mars Incorporated	Coin testing device
EP0499137A1 (en) *	1991-02-09	1992-08-19	National Rejectors Inc. GmbH	Acceptance or rejection device for a coin in a coin testing device

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
DE4202559A1 (en)	1993-08-05
ES2086783T3 (en)	1996-07-01
DE4202559C2 (en)	1996-09-12
DE59302135D1 (en)	1996-05-15
EP0555626B1 (en)	1996-04-10
US5524745A (en)	1996-06-11
EP0555626A2 (en)	1993-08-18

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