Coin magazine
A coin magazine is a device for the sorted holding, issuing and counting of coins .
nature
A coin magazine can be designed for direct manual operation, such as the “moneymat” developed by a Graz restaurateur in time for the issue of the euro coins (2002) for five euro coin types from ten cents to two euros. It consists of only two injection-molded parts made of transparent polycarbonate . The magazine with five vertical cylindrical channels with removal slots and retention barriers at the bottom carries two belt loops. The lid is snap-fastened and has five slots that allow you to insert one or two coins of the right type - but also geometrically smaller. One coin is removed at a time by lifting it slightly from below with a fingertip while simultaneously pulling it through finger friction. It makes it easier to collect small amounts quickly, even in the dark. Walking and gliding are quite possible, jumping down stairs, for example, can cause coins to slip out of their own accord. The inside of the cylinders hold around 20–35 coins at a height of 75 mm, depending on the type of coin, and have graduation lines for five and ten coins each, so that the contents can be read more quickly for the till closing.
variants
Gallop changer
Earlier developments are coin magazines made of sheet metal, which dispense coins on a lever hoist and are also filled manually above and were mainly used in omnibuses and trams . Usually two levers can be operated for each type of coin, one delivers a coin, the other two identical coins. If such a magazine is built into a small Schaffner shoulder bag worn on the hip , it delivers the coins into the hollow of the hand while the thumb pushes the lever down. If such magazines are installed in vehicle-mounted ticket vending machines next to the driver's seat or in a conductor's desk, they are usually combined with a flat coin trough at the top, where coins are placed for payment and these are counted by the fingers of the cashier and then sorted and pushed into insertion chutes. The issued coins roll in a narrow, curved groove at the side into a small round removal tray, which the passenger can easily empty with the 4-finger grip of one hand. In both cases, the goal is quick and reliable manual operability. The typical operating noise - "clack-clack" - and the haptics support the user when counting.
Change machine
Vending machines (which issue change) and change machines have coin magazines inside for automated issuing . These are operated mechanically by the machine without the user being able to see them. The falling energy of the coins is used in the coin validator . Change is released electromechanically, or earlier mainly only through the manual mechanics of the machine operation: Depressing a button, operating a lever, pulling a drawer or the like.
Individual evidence
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