EP0623901A3 - Device for fixing sensors in electronical coin testers. - Google Patents

Device for fixing sensors in electronical coin testers. Download PDF

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Publication number: EP0623901A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: electronical; coin testers; fixing sensors; testers; coin
Prior art date: 1993-05-04
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

EP93121156A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP0623901A2 (en

EP0623901B1 (en

Inventor

Ekhart Dr Wohlrab

Hans-Ulrich Cohrs

Wilfried Meyer

Fred Cohrs

Juergen Deters

Eginhard Matzeit

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.)

1993-05-04

Filing date

1993-12-31

Publication date

1995-12-13

1993-12-31 Application filed by National Rejectors Inc GmbH filed Critical National Rejectors Inc GmbH

1994-11-09 Publication of EP0623901A2 publication Critical patent/EP0623901A2/en

1995-12-13 Publication of EP0623901A3 publication Critical patent/EP0623901A3/en

1997-04-16 Application granted granted Critical

1997-04-16 Publication of EP0623901B1 publication Critical patent/EP0623901B1/en

2013-12-31 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
- G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
- G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
- G07D5/08—Testing the magnetic or electric properties

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Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Testing Of Coins (AREA)

EP93121156A 1993-05-04 1993-12-31 Device for fixing sensors in electronical coin testers Expired - Lifetime EP0623901B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
DE4314596		1993-05-04
DE4314596A DE4314596C1 (en)	1993-05-04	1993-05-04	Device for fixing sensor elements in electronic coin validators

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0623901A2 EP0623901A2 (en)	1994-11-09
EP0623901A3 true EP0623901A3 (en)	1995-12-13
EP0623901B1 EP0623901B1 (en)	1997-04-16

Family

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP93121156A Expired - Lifetime EP0623901B1 (en)	1993-05-04	1993-12-31	Device for fixing sensors in electronical coin testers

Country Status (4)

Country	Link
US (1)	US5431270A (en)
EP (1)	EP0623901B1 (en)
DE (2)	DE4314596C1 (en)
ES (1)	ES2101211T3 (en)

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US9022841B2 (en)	2013-05-08	2015-05-05	Outerwall Inc.	Coin counting and/or sorting machines and associated systems and methods
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1993
- 1993-05-04 DE DE4314596A patent/DE4314596C1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
- 1993-12-31 ES ES93121156T patent/ES2101211T3/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-31 EP EP93121156A patent/EP0623901B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1993-12-31 DE DE59306198T patent/DE59306198D1/en not_active Expired - Fee Related
1994
- 1994-04-21 US US08/230,954 patent/US5431270A/en not_active Expired - Fee Related

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Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
DE2120053A1 (en) *	1971-04-23	1972-11-09	Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag, 7000 Stuttgart	Coin channel detector
DE2240151A1 (en) *	1972-08-16	1974-02-21	Standard Elektrik Lorenz Ag	DETECTOR FOR MUENZKANAELE
WO1991001029A1 (en) *	1989-07-07	1991-01-24	Mars Incorporated	Coin testing apparatus

Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP0623901A2 (en)	1994-11-09
US5431270A (en)	1995-07-11
DE59306198D1 (en)	1997-05-22
ES2101211T3 (en)	1997-07-01
DE4314596C1 (en)	1994-10-27
EP0623901B1 (en)	1997-04-16

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