A coin handling apparatus (1) comprising: a coin reservoir (2) including a coin output aperture (3); a coin output conduit (4) in communication with, and adjacent to, said coin output aperture (3); a coin separating mechanism (5) disposed between the coin output aperture (3) and the coin output conduit (4), said coin separating mechanism (5) comprising at least one gate member (9, 9A, 9B) including a pair of opposing resiliently biased support posts (10, 10A, 10B); wherein the at least one of the pair of opposing resiliently biased support posts (10, 10A, 10B) is configured to reciprocate within the magnetic field of a proximal inductor (11).

A coin hopper includes a container, a base, a rotating body having separation holes for holding the coin and being disposed so as to face the base, and a control pin that is disposed in a conveyance path for the coin held by the rotating body, that comes into contact with the coin being conveyed, and that changes a moving direction of the coin. The rotating body includes a first resin rotating body, a metal rotating body, and a second resin rotating body. The metal rotating body is sandwiched between the first resin rotating body and the second resin rotating body. The first resin rotating body, the metal rotating body, and the second resin rotating body are fixed to one another.

To provide a coin handling apparatus not requiring a wide work area with easy maintenance. In view of the above, a first door is arranged on a surface on one side of a coin handling apparatus and a second door is arranged in the first door. The first door forms dispensing paths for coins discharged from coin hoppers housed in the coin handling apparatus with the second door, and is a partition plate separating a space for housing the coin hoppers from the dispensing paths for coins. In the coin handling apparatus, maintenance of the dispensing paths can be performed by opening the second door, and maintenance of the coin hoppers can be performed by opening the first door.

The method according to some embodiments comprises a coin processing machine depositing a plurality of the coins from the coin processing machine through an upper opening of a generally rigid and elongated tubular body of a coin receptacle sleeve and into the coin sleeve until a top level of coins within the sleeve is adjacent to a top of a coin bag; and continuing to deposit additional coins through the upper opening and into the sleeve until a top level of coins within the sleeve is adjacent a full coin height level and above the top of the coin bag.

A coin depositing and dispensing machine (100) comprises: a front face (102); a coin input unit (104); a coin processing unit (106); at least one container (110) for storing coins of a specific denomination; and a coin output unit (120), comprising a first element (122) and a second element (124) carrying the first element (122), wherein the first element (122) in a first position (122A) is arranged relative the at least one container (110) for receiving coins from the at least one container (110), wherein the first element (122) is displaceable relative the second element (124) from the first position (122A) towards the front face (102) to a second position (122B), and wherein the second element (124), when the first element (122) is in the second position (122B), is displaceable for carrying the first element (122) to an output position (122C), where the first element (122) at least partially protrudes from the front face (102).

A drawer 72 includes a coin container receiving unit 74 and a plurality of types of coin containers 76a, 76b having different shapes, each of the coin containers 76a, 76b can be placed in the coin container receiving unit 74, and wherein a number of the coin containers 76a, 76b installed in the drawer 72 is changeable according to a combination of the types of the coin containers 76a, 76b placed in the coin container receiving unit 74.

A filter disk filters coins deposited into coin machines for counting, sorting, separating or processing coins to prevent the introduction or entry of foreign objects and debris into the coin machine, thus protecting and ensuring the proper functioning of the machine.

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 is a coinage identification device (6), comprising: a coinage sorting device (6A), which is configured to further comprise a first coinage guidance unit (9), and a second coinage guidance unit (10) which moves between a narrowing location which is close to the first coinage guidance unit (9) and a widening location which is separated from the first coinage guidance unit (9), and to cause a plurality of coins to fall in batches of a defined number from between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10); and a coinage intake (28a) which is disposed below the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10), and which accepts the coins which fall from between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10). When a coin is jammed between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10), the coinage sorting device (6A) moves the second coinage guidance unit (10) from the narrowing location to the widening location, thereby widening the space between the first coinage guidance unit (9) and the second coinage guidance unit (10) and causing the jammed coin to fall. The coinage identification device further comprises a shutter unit (31) which covers the coinage intake (28a) when the second coinage guidance unit (10) is positioned in the widening location.

Implementations described and claimed herein involve systems and methods for facilitating coin hopper maintenance. In one implementation, a top plate is received in a bucket assembly of the coin hopper at a proximal end. The top plate seals one or more coins in an interior of the bucket assembly. The coin hopper is positioned in an inverted orientation by meeting a target surface with the top plate. The inverted orientation positions the bucket assembly at a distal end near the target surface and a base assembly at the proximal end. A hopper dispenser is disengaged from the base assembly of the coin hopper.