Chip sorting devices may include at least one chip collection tube having at least one adjustable wall that at least partially defines an inner diameter of the at least one chip collection tube. The at least one adjustable wall may be at least partially rotatable to define different inner diameters. Chip sorting devices may include a chip hopper having a relief mechanism for clearing chips that become jammed between a chip chamber and a base plate of the chip hopper. Methods of sorting chips may include actuating the relief mechanism to increase a space between a top plate of the relief mechanism and the chip chamber. Methods of setting up a chip sorting device may include adjusting an inner lateral dimension of the at least one chip collection tube.

Provided are a holding body that holds a guide roller and locking position changing means for changing a locking position of the holding body with respect to a base body along a track in a circumferential direction centered on a rotation axis of a rotary disk, the locking position changing means including a first tooth row and a second tooth row, and the like that mesh with each other. In the configuration, since a feeding roller with which a coin collides is smoothly moved in a forward movement direction regardless of a distance between the feeding roller and a guide roller (regardless of a size of the coin), occurrence of the coin jam due to a movement failure of the feeding roller can be suppressed.

A holding unit that reciprocally holds a feeding roller and is separated from a base body, and locking position changing means (a first tooth row, a second tooth row, a shaft support portion, a cylindrical shaft, and the like) for changing a locking position of a holding unit with respect to the base body along a track in a direction in which a distance between the feeding roller and the guide roller is changed are provided. In the configuration, a position and an orientation of a guide roller are caused to be constant regardless of a size of a coin, and thus the coin is appropriately guided toward a feeding passage by the guide roller regardless of the size of the coin.

According to one embodiment, a money processing device includes an input port for receiving money from a user and a discharge port for receiving money being returned or dispensed to the user. A controller is configured to selectively open and close storage covers based on a detected denomination of money to selectively store and reject deposited money. The controller also controls the dispensing of money from the storage units to the discharge port as change to the user. A return path connecting to the discharge port is provided to receive rejected money. A discharge sensor detects errors in the dispensing of money to the discharge port. A first informing unit indicates whether money is being discharged to the discharge port as rejected money or whether the discharge sensor has detected an error in the dispensing of money.

There is provided a coin diverter that allows increase in the number of coin diversion directions and reduction in the size of a coin handling apparatus. The coin diverter includes a diverter member that diverts a coin from a transport path and a driver that changes the state of the diverter member to any of a first state in which the diverter member leads the coin toward the downstream side of the transport path, a second state in which the diverter member leads the coin in a first direction in which the coin drops from the transport path, and a third state in which the diverter member leads the coin in a second direction different from the direction toward the downstream side of the transport path and the first direction.

There is provided a coin diverter that allows increase in the number of coin diversion directions and reduction in the size of a coin handling apparatus. The coin diverter includes a diverter member that diverts a coin from a transport path and a driver that changes the state of the diverter member to any of a first state in which the diverter member leads the coin toward the downstream side of the transport path, a second state in which the diverter member leads the coin in a first direction in which the coin drops from the transport path, and a third state in which the diverter member leads the coin in a second direction different from the direction toward the downstream side of the transport path and the first direction.

A coin handling apparatus includes: a recognition unit; an arcuate coin track; a driving unit configured to move coins along the coin track in a single layer and a single file; a plurality of active sorting units disposed in the coin track and configured to actively sort the coins based on recognition results; and at least one passive sorting unit disposed in the coin track and configured to passively sort the coins.

A coin handling apparatus includes: a recognition unit; an arcuate coin track; a driving unit configured to move coins along the coin track in a single layer and a single file; a plurality of active sorting units disposed in the coin track and configured to actively sort the coins based on recognition results; and at least one passive sorting unit disposed in the coin track and configured to passively sort the coins.

A coin feeding device (for example, feeding unit 20) includes: a disk 22 having a plurality of protrusions 22b at a surface, the disk 22 disposed so as to be rotatable in a tilted state and configured to catch coins by the protrusions 22b to move the coins upward while rotating; a cover 21 configured to form a space for storing a coin between the cover 21 and the surface of the disk 22; a guide 26 configured to guide a peripheral edge of a coin such that a part of the coin having been caught by each protrusion 22b and moved upward protrudes from the disk 22; and a taking-out unit (for example, taking-out mechanism 28) configured to grip only one coin protruding from the disk 22, remove the coin from the disk 22, and discharge the coin to outside of the disk 22.

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.