A coin ejection apparatus makes it possible to surely prevent incorrect dispensing due to incorrect normal rotation of a rotary disk or disks in one or more coin ejection units in a non-driving state while permitting normal and reverse rotations of the disk in a driving state. An unnecessary rotation prevention mechanism has a prevention member that prevents unnecessary rotation of the disk in the non-driving state. Engagement/disengagement of the prevention member with a coupling gear is switched responsive to shift between the driving state and the non-driving state. When the relevant coin ejection unit is in the driving state, the prevention member and the coupling gear are disengaged, permitting normal and reverse rotations of the disk. When the relevant coin ejection unit is in the non-driving state, the prevention member and the coupling gear are engaged, preventing incorrect normal rotation of the disk to result in incorrect dispensing.

A multi-unit coin ejection apparatus that drives selectively coin ejection units using a single motor is provided, which eliminates a selectively coin-emitting mechanism such as a shutter provided in each coin ejection unit. Coin ejection units are selectively driven by switching a destination of a driving force of a first motor using a switching unit. The switching unit has first coupling gears respectively provided for the coin ejection units, second coupling gears engageable with the corresponding first coupling gears, and a coupling gear displacement mechanism configured to displace the second coupling gears between a connection position and a non-connection position. The coupling gear displacement mechanism is operated in response to an instruction such that a designated one of the second coupling gears is disposed at the connection position and a remainder of the second coupling gears is/are disposed at the non-connection position in accordance with the instruction.

A coin separating and detecting device includes: a separating and feeding rotating body disposed inclinedly and configured to receive and separate coins; a coin separating and feeding device configured to push out the coins that have been separated; and a coin detecting device configured to receive the coins from the coin separating and feeding device, the coin detecting device including: a detecting rotating body configured to move the coins; and a sensor configured to acquire physical information on the coins, wherein the separating and feeding rotating body and the detecting rotating body are positioned adjacent each other in a horizontal direction; and wherein the detecting rotating body is configured to receive the coins; hold the coins; deliver the coins onto the detecting portion introduction guide; and push the coins forward along the detecting portion introduction guide.

A coin handling apparatus capable of appropriately feeding coins is provided. A coin handling apparatus includes a plurality of storing units each including an inclining disk rotated in an inclining attitude in which the inclining disk inclines by a predetermined angle with respect to a vertical direction and a transport unit that transports coins. The storing units form a plurality of rows along the transport unit, and the rows each include a plurality of the storing units and are each disposed so that surfaces of adjacent inclining disks in the row face each other.

The coin batch loading device of the present invention is a coin batch loading device capable of separating out coins one by one which were input as a batch and delivering them, including a cylindrical portion having an opening at the top and a side wall and a bottom wall, a rotor which is disposed inside the cylindrical portion and rotates about the center of the cylindrical portion, outer periphery sensors provided inside the cylindrical portion which detect one or more coins on an outer perimeter portion of the rotor, and a control device for controlling the rotation of the rotor, wherein if one or more outer periphery sensors detect one or more coins, the control device is able to set the rotational speed of the rotor to a medium speed which is lower than a high speed.

A money processing apparatus includes: a coin sorter configured to sort a received coin by denominations; coin storages each provided for each denomination, each of the coin storages being configured to store the coin sorted by the coin sorter and deliver the coin in accordance with a payment instruction; a conveyor configured to convey coins one by one such that the coins do not overlap with each other; and a count detector configured to detect the number of coins conveyed by the conveyor, wherein a passing speed of the coin in a detection area of the count detector is greater than a passing speed of the coin immediately before the detection area of the count detector.

There is provided a coin handling apparatus capable of reducing the occurrence of failure caused by a foreign material. A coin handling apparatus includes a coin inlet unit into which coins are put, a coin receiving unit that receives the coins put into the coin inlet unit, a coin discharge unit to which the coins are discharged, and a foreign material discharge chute which is connected to the coin inlet unit and the coin discharge unit and along which a foreign material put into the coin inlet unit is discharged to the coin discharge unit.

A coin processing apparatus includes: a slit provided on a downstream-side conveyance path or at an entry of the downstream-side conveyance path in a coin drawing section for a storage to pass a coin having a coin diameter equal to or less than a diameter of a target type of coin to be drawn; a coin bias mechanism configured to bias a conveyed coin; an outer diameter sensor configured to detect whether a coin passing through the downstream-side conveyance path has an outer diameter of a target type of coin to be drawn; a material sensor configured to detect material of a coin passing through the downstream-side conveyance path; and a hole sensor that detects presence or absence of a hole of a coin passing through the downstream-side conveyance path.

Described herein is a method comprising performing optical character recognition on at least one region of a display screen to determine at least one displayed character; identifying, from the determined at least one displayed character, a monetary value to be dispensed; and in response to identifying the monetary value to be dispensed, causing to be dispensed at least one money item corresponding to the identified monetary value. Further described is a method comprising determining, using at least one money item denominating apparatus, a monetary value of at least one received money item; in response to determining the monetary value, automatically providing at least one simulated user input to the interactive user interface indicative of the determined monetary value.

The present disclosure provides a medium processing apparatus, including: a housing provided with a surface facing a customer operating the medium processing apparatus; and a rolled coin device housed in the housing and configured to process rolled coins formed by bundling a plurality of loose coins. The surface of the housing includes a designated area located in a height range conforming to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard with respect to a height direction of the medium processing apparatus, and a rolled coin dispensing port of the rolled coin device for dispensing the rolled coins is arranged in the designated area.