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EP3559918B1 - Élévateur à pièces de monnaie - Google Patents

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EP3559918B1
EP3559918B1 EP16836206.9A EP16836206A EP3559918B1 EP 3559918 B1 EP3559918 B1 EP 3559918B1 EP 16836206 A EP16836206 A EP 16836206A EP 3559918 B1 EP3559918 B1 EP 3559918B1
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Thomas Atzinger
Marek Gawel
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G07D9/008—Feeding coins from bulk
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07F—COIN-FREED OR LIKE APPARATUS
    • G07F1/00—Coin inlet arrangements; Coins specially adapted to operate coin-freed mechanisms
    • G07F1/04—Coin chutes

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  • the present invention relates to a coin elevator for transporting coins and/or coin-like objects, and more particularly to a coin elevator of modular design for transporting coins and/or coin-like objects in a steeply ascending direction.
  • Coin lifts commonly find use in coin operated devices such as vending machines, ticket machines, amusement machines, etc.
  • the operation of these coin operated devices involves the insertion of money, still often in the form of coins, into a coin slot.
  • These coins thrown into the device are then forwarded by means of a coin channel on the deposit side to a cash register and/or coin payout unit—a so-called hopper—in which the sorted coins are present.
  • a coin is to be paid out again from the device, it is usually transferred from the hopper by means of a coin lift into a coin channel on the payout side and finally guided into a coin payout shell.
  • the coin lift serves, among other things, to overcome a difference in height between a coin collection container of the hopper and the coin payout bowl.
  • the coin lifts of the prior art usually have an endless conveyor loop, which takes the coins along either by using the static friction occurring between the coins and a surface of the conveyor loop or by using lips attached to the surface of the conveyor loop approximately transversely to the transport direction and transports them in an upward direction.
  • the static friction is often not sufficient to be able to reliably transport the coins in a vertically ascending direction. This is particularly problematic in the case of used coins, which, due to soiling, can have even lower values of static friction than new coins.
  • prior art coin lifts cannot easily be adapted to different construction heights. These often have a transport belt as a conveyor loop, which has to be completely replaced to adjust the height difference that the coins have to overcome, and/or the drive mechanism for the conveyor loop and the housing can only be adapted to different heights with great effort.
  • the US5232398 discloses a coin lift according to the preamble of claim 1.
  • the present invention is therefore based on the object of specifying a coin lift of the type mentioned at the outset, through which the disadvantages of the prior art are avoided and the latter is further developed in an advantageous manner.
  • a coin lift is to be provided that is constructed to save space and can also reliably transport used and possibly dirty coins.
  • the coin lift should be low-maintenance and easily adjustable in its height.
  • coin is understood not only as money coins, but also, for example, tokens, tokens, medals or other coin-like objects.
  • a coin lift of the type mentioned at the beginning which has an endless conveyor loop for transporting coins and/or coin-like objects from a first position to a second position that is higher than the first position, the conveyor loop being in a first section in an ascending direction and in a second section in a descending direction direction.
  • the coins and/or coin-like objects In the second position, the coins and/or coin-like objects have a greater potential energy than in the first position, and transporting the coins and/or coin-like objects in an upward direction causes an increase in the potential energy of the coins and/or coin-like objects, while in in this sense the descending direction is opposite to the ascending direction, i.e. would lead to a reduction in potential energy.
  • the first section and the second section of the conveyor loop run in a straight line and parallel to each other, which allows the first and second sections of the conveyor loop to be arranged close to each other, and the conveyor loop runs in the first section in a vertically ascending direction and in the second section in a vertically descending direction, which allows a particularly space-saving design of a coin lift according to the invention.
  • the conveyor loop runs in a third section from the descending direction of the second section to the ascending direction of the first section and in a fourth section from the ascending direction of the first section to the descending direction of the second section.
  • the conveyor loop can each run in the form of a semicircular arc throughout the third and fourth section.
  • the third and fourth sections of the conveyor loop preferably occupy an arcuate area extending beyond the semicircle, so that the first and second sections of the conveyor loop can be arranged closer to one another, which is what a coin elevator according to the invention occupies volume reduced.
  • a coin lift according to the invention has a drive for selectively driving the conveyor loop in a revolving motion.
  • the drive is advantageously arranged in such a way that the conveyor loop is driven by the drive in the third section or the fourth section, but not in the first and second section.
  • the first and second sections of the conveyor loop run outside the drive and are therefore easily accessible for adjusting the overall height of a coin lift according to the invention.
  • a coin lift according to the invention has a pressure element for pressing the coins and/or coin-like objects transported by the conveyor loop onto the conveyor loop. It is preferred that the pressure element essentially remains at its installation location in the direction of the circulating movement of the conveyor loop and the coins and/or coin-like objects are guided past the pressure element by the conveyor loop.
  • the pressure element in a section of the conveyor loop can also move with it, so that there is no relative movement between the conveyor loop and the pressure element in the direction of the circulating movement of the conveyor loop.
  • the pressure element can be formed, for example, from a large number of segments which are connected to one another in an articulated manner and which, like a chain, circulate on a track which essentially runs along the conveyor loop, at least in said section.
  • a pressure element according to the invention has the advantage over the course of the conveyor loop in a simple shaft known from the prior art that coins and/or coin-like objects of very different thicknesses can also be reliably transported with the conveyor loop.
  • a chute would have to be dimensioned in such a way that the thickest coin and/or the thickest coin-like object can still be transported through it on the conveyor loop. In the case of coins and/or coin-like objects of very different thicknesses, however, this can result in the thinnest coins and/or coin-like objects having so much space in the chute that they can become wedged in the chute.
  • the height of the lips perpendicular to the surface of the conveyor loop must be less than the combined thickness of two superimposed thinnest coins and/or or coin-like objects, otherwise the upper coin or coin-like object cannot slip off the underlying coin or coin-like object and the coins and/or coin-like objects will not separate.
  • the thin coins and/or coin-like objects can Lips slip off and fall down between the lips and the inside wall of the duct and/or get stuck in the duct.
  • the pressure element extends essentially along the first section of the conveyor loop, since the coins and/or coin-like objects are most likely to slip off there due to the preferably vertically ascending course of the conveyor loop.
  • the pressing element can also extend into sections of the conveyor loop that adjoin the first section. This makes sense in particular if the coins and/or coin-like objects already show a tendency to slip when the conveying loop is still inclined, ie not yet vertical. Extending the pressure element into sections of the conveyor loop adjoining the first section is also expedient in order to make it easier to insert the coins and/or coin-like objects between the pressure element and the conveyor loop.
  • the pressure element expediently has curved and/or rounded ends or, in the alternative case described above, a corresponding course of the chain-link-like segments.
  • the pressure element can be at different distances from the conveyor loop along the conveyor loop, i.e. in the direction of the course of the conveyor loop and thus in the longitudinal direction of the pressure element, in a direction perpendicular to the conveyor loop, i.e. to the surface of the conveyor loop, since then on the Conveyor loop successive coins and / or coin-like objects that differ significantly in thickness, can be reliably pressed onto the conveyor loop.
  • the pressure element is held so far away from the conveyor loop by a thick coin or a thick coin-like object that a thinner coin immediately following or preceding it or a thinner coin-like object immediately following or preceding it can only be moved insufficiently or not at all the pressure element is pressed onto the conveyor loop and the thinner coin or thinner coin-like object slips off.
  • This variability of the distance between the pressure element and the conveyor loop, which is advantageous in the longitudinal direction of the pressure element, can be achieved in that, for example, the pressure element is formed from an elastic plastic and/or the pressure element has a large number of segments arranged next to one another in its longitudinal direction, which in a direction towards the surface are essentially independently movable in the direction perpendicular to the conveyor loop.
  • a further possibility for achieving variability along the conveyor loop in the distance between the pressure element and the conveyor loop, in particular the distance perpendicular from the pressure element to the surface of the conveyor loop Distance consists in movably mounting a pressure element that is limited in its longitudinal direction but otherwise rigidly designed, at one or more bearing points that are spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction of the pressure element, for example using spring elements. Due to the resulting combination of slight bending of the pressure element and different deflections at the individual bearing points, the pressure element can also be variably positioned along its longitudinal axis with regard to its vertical distance from the surface of the conveyor loop.
  • the pressure element can also be sufficient to design the pressure element to be essentially rigid and to make the pressure element movable at one or more bearing points against the action of one or more spring elements, in particular in a vertical direction to the surface of the conveyor loop.
  • a groove or the like extends through the lips along the conveyor loop, so that a comb or web of the pressing element can pass through the groove and thus through the lips, whereby the pressing element can also reliably press coins and/or coin-like objects onto the conveyor loop, the thickness of which is smaller than the height of the lips perpendicular to the surface of the conveyor loop. Otherwise, the lip can keep the pressing member away from a narrower coin or coin-like object, so that the pressing member cannot press the coin or coin-like object flat on the surface of the conveyor loop and the coin or coin-like object can settle between the conveyor loop, for example and can jam the pressure element.
  • Preferred embodiments of a coin lift according to the invention also have a device for dissipating an electrostatic charge on the coins and/or coin-like objects. This is because the friction that occurs between the coins and/or coin-like objects transported by the conveyor loop and the pressure element and/or the housing parts can cause the coins and/or coin-like objects to become electrostatically charged, which can lead to a malfunction or even can lead to damage to components in the coin lift itself, but also in the coin-operated device in which the coin lift is installed.
  • Advantageous embodiments of such a device for dissipating an electrostatic Cargo includes one or more grounded metal plates over which the coins and/or coin-like objects pass at one or more positions along their path through the coin elevator.
  • a coin lift according to the invention also have a housing which comprises an exchangeable first housing part, in which the first section and the second section of the conveyor loop run essentially alongside one another.
  • the housing preferably also has a second housing part and a third housing part, the third section of the conveyor loop running in the second housing part and the fourth section of the conveyor loop running in the third housing part.
  • the first housing part advantageously connects the second housing part to the third housing part in a separable or non-separable manner, so that the overall height of a coin lift according to the invention can be varied by using first housing parts of different lengths.
  • the conveyor loop is formed from a large number of articulated, separable segments connected to one another.
  • the length of the conveyor loop can be adapted to different overall heights of a coin lift according to the invention by inserting or removing one or more segments, without the entire conveyor loop having to be replaced.
  • a coin lift according to the invention Due to the modular structure of a coin lift according to the invention, namely the common arrangement of a first section of a conveyor loop for an ascending, preferably vertically ascending transport of coins and/or coin-like objects and a second section for the return of the conveyor loop in a preferably vertically descending direction in an between two other housing parts interchangeably arranged first housing part, a coin lift according to the invention has a compact design and is easily adjustable in its height and thus in the height difference that the coins and / or coin-like objects can overcome. This adaptability of the structural height is further increased if, in preferred embodiments of a coin lift according to the invention, the conveyor loop is formed from a large number of articulated, separable segments connected to one another.
  • a coin lift according to the invention also ensures a vertically ascending course of the conveyor loop in the first section, reliable transport of the coins and/or coin-like objects by preventing the coins and/or coin-like objects from slipping off the conveyor loop through the inventive arrangement of a pressure element for pressing the coins transported by the conveyor loop and /or coin-like objects on the conveyor loop. Even if a coin elevator according to the invention is installed in a coin-operated device in such a way that the first section of the conveyor loop is inclined relative to the vertical direction, so that the coins and/or coin-like objects would fall off the conveyor loop without the pressing element according to the invention, the coin elevator according to the invention can still be operated reliably.
  • a coin lift according to the invention saves space in the coin-operated device, even when installed at an angle in a coin-operated device, due to its inventive arrangement of the second section of the conveyor loop directly next to the first section of the conveyor loop in a common first housing part, which contains the first and second sections of the Conveyor loop tightly encloses.
  • the figure 1 shows a preferred embodiment of a coin lift according to the invention in a perspective representation.
  • a side view of the embodiment according to FIG figure 1 is in the figure 2 shown and a front view in the Figure 3a .
  • the Figure 3b shows a side view of the section plane AA, whose position in the front view according to Figure 3a is reproduced.
  • FIG Figures 4a and 4b Another preferred embodiment of a coin lift according to the invention is shown in FIG Figures 4a and 4b , wherein the middle part of the housing 2 of the coin lift 1 is not shown.
  • Analogous to the Figures 3a and 3b is in the Figure 4b reproduced a side view of the section plane AA, whose position according to the front view Figure 4a shows. Except for an outlet channel 25 corresponds to the embodiment Figures 4a and 4b the one who Figures 1, 2 , 3a and 3b .
  • the conveyor loop 3 consists of a plurality of segments 30, which are aligned transversely to the course of the conveyor loop 3, that is, perpendicular to the plane of the drawing figures 3b and 4b stationary axes are articulated and form an endless loop.
  • the segments 30 can be separated from one another, preferably at the axes which connect them to one another in an articulated manner. This allows the length of the conveyor loop 3 to be adjusted by removing or inserting one or more segments 30, for example for different overall heights of the coin lift 1.
  • the conveyor loop 3 runs in a first section 31 in a vertically ascending direction, reverses its direction in a fourth section 34 to a vertically descending direction in a second section 32 and then in a third section 33 to come back in the vertically ascending direction of the first section 31.
  • the course of the conveyor loop 3 in the third section 33 and the fourth section 34 is preferably selected in such a way that the first section 31 and the second section 32 of the conveyor loop 3 run as closely as possible to one another in order to keep the volume occupied by the coin lift 1 as small as possible to keep.
  • both the third section 33 and the fourth section 34 each have an approximately S-shaped course at their end adjacent to the second section 32 .
  • the conveyor loop 3 comprises an inside side, i.e. a surface on which the coins and/or coin-like objects are transported, and an outside side facing the housing 2 .
  • the segments 30 have a laterally protruding guide pin 301 on each of their two long sides.
  • the housing 2 of the coin lift 1 has a second housing part 22, which encloses the third section 33 of the conveyor loop 3, a third housing part 23, which encloses the fourth section 34 of the conveyor loop 3, and a first housing part 21, which is in the Figures 4a and 4b is not shown on.
  • the first housing part 21 connects the second housing part 22 to the third housing part 23 in a separable or non-separable manner.
  • the coin lift 1 has a modular design, which enables the overall height of the coin lift 1 to be subsequently adjusted by replacing the old first housing part 21 with a correspondingly long new first housing part 21 and a length adjustment of the conveyor loop 3.
  • the first housing part 21 is preferably designed in such a way that it encloses the first section 31 and the second section 32 of the conveyor loop 3 as closely as possible, so that the volume occupied by the coin lift 1 is as small as possible.
  • a drive 4 for selectively driving the conveyor loop 3 is arranged in or on the third housing part 23 .
  • the drive 4 preferably has an electric motor and a gear 41 . With appropriate controllability of the electric motor, a gear can be omitted.
  • the conveying loop 3 is advantageously driven by a gear wheel which is driven directly or indirectly by the electric motor and whose teeth engage in corresponding teeth 303 of the conveying loop 3 .
  • the teeth 303 of Conveyor loop 3 is advantageously arranged on the outside, ie on the side of the conveyor loop 3 facing the housing 2, and not on the inside side which is provided for the transport of the coins and/or coin-like objects.
  • the conveyor loop is formed by a transport belt, the transport belt is driven by a pulley.
  • the drive 4 is arranged entirely in or on the third housing part 23 and is therefore limited to a maximum of the fourth section 34 of the conveyor loop 3, the first section 31 and the second section 32 of the conveyor loop 3 run outside the drive 4 and are therefore easily accessible for adjusting the overall height of the coin lift 1, which also promotes the modular design of the coin lift 1.
  • the conveyor loop 3 transports coins and/or coin-like objects from a first position 71 to a second position 72, which is higher than the first position 71.
  • the first position 71 is formed by a collecting tray into which the coins and/or coin-like objects fall and/or slide due to the force of gravity acting on them after the coins and/or coin-like objects have been inserted into the coin elevator 1 through one of the entry slots 24.
  • the conveyor loop 3 forms the bottom of the collecting tray 71.
  • the second position 72 forms a location of the conveyor loop 3 which is next to an access opening of an outlet channel 25 through which the coins and/or coin-like objects leave the coin lift 1 again.
  • the coins and/or coin-like objects are usually delivered by one or more hoppers, which are arranged to the side next to the coin lift 1 .
  • the coin lift 1 can also have entry slots attached further up in the area of the first housing part 21 and/or the third housing part 23. These can be used, for example, for the entry of counterfeits that have been recognized as such by a money checking device. The counterfeits then fall and/or slide down the housing 2 until they also come to rest in the collecting tray 71 .
  • each of the segments 30 only takes a single coin or a single coin-like object with it when passing through the collecting tray 71 .
  • each segment 30 has on its surface a lip 302 arranged approximately transversely to the direction of transport.
  • the height of the lip 302 perpendicular to the surface of the segment 30 is dimensioned such that it is less than the combined thickness of two superimposed thinnest coins and/or coin-like objects, so that an upper coin or an upper coin-like object slips off a lower coin or a lower coin-like object and the coins and/or coin-like objects are thus separated as soon as the segment 30 is moved in an upward direction and the lip 302 acts as a contact edge for the (lower) coin or the (lower) coin-like object is used.
  • the third section 33 of the conveyor loop 3 after the drip tray 71 that is in the figures 3b and 4b to the right of the collecting tray 71 an area in which the conveyor loop 3 moves obliquely upwards, preferably at an angle of approximately 65° to the horizontal.
  • the conveyor loop is formed by a transport belt, the conveyor loop entrains the coins and/or coin-like objects by utilizing the static friction occurring between the surface of the conveyor loop and the coins and/or coin-like objects.
  • the coins and/or coin-like objects are then also separated in the area of the conveyor loop that rises at an incline after the collecting tray, since the static friction between two coins and/or coin-like objects lying on top of one another is lower than the static friction between the transport belt and a coin or a coin coin-like item.
  • the area of conveyor loop 3 for separating the coins and/or coin-like objects is adjoined by an area of conveyor loop 3 in which a pressure element 5 for pressing the coins and/or coin-like objects transported by conveyor loop 3 onto conveyor loop 3 parallel next to the Conveyor loop 3 is arranged.
  • the pressure element 5 has a strip element 50 which, viewed in the direction of circulation of the conveyor loop 3 , extends from a section at the end of the third section 33 over the entire first section 31 to a section at the beginning of the fourth section 34 .
  • the strip element 50 is preferably light in its longitudinal direction, that is to say it can be bent to a limited extent and is otherwise essentially rigid, for example as a molded part made of a plastic.
  • the strip element 50 shown is movably mounted in the housing 2 of the coin lift 1 at four points which are arranged at a distance from one another in the longitudinal direction of the strip element 50 .
  • these four bearing points of the strip element 50 are in the figures 3b and 4b only two are visible, namely those in the area of the first section 31 of the conveyor loop 3 figures 3b and 4b is not visible.
  • Each of these bearing points has a spring element 52, by means of which the bearing points of the first section 31 in the figures 3b and 4b are recognizable.
  • the spring elements 52 preferably consist of two elastic plastic parts 521 and 521 522, which are each arranged opposite one another on the two longitudinal sides of the strip element 50 and are supported in receptacles in the housing 2, so that the strip element 50 presses on the surface of the conveyor loop 3.
  • the recordings for the spring elements 52 are like the entire first housing part 21 in the Figure 4b not shown.
  • the elastic plastic parts 521 and 522 are advantageously cast onto the strip element 50 .
  • other spring elements known from the prior art, such as helical springs made of metal, can also be used.
  • the number and/or position of the bearing points can also vary in order to be able to position the pressure element 5 as variably as possible along its vertical distance from the surface of the conveyor loop 3 by a combination of slight bending of the strip element 50 in its longitudinal direction and different deflections at the individual bearing points to shape the longitudinal axis.
  • the strip element 50 is preferably designed in three parts with a middle part 501 and two end parts 502 and 503, the length and arrangement of the middle part 501 corresponding to the first section 31 of the conveyor loop 3, so that the pressure element 5 can also be adapted to a changed overall height of the Coin lift 1 can be adjusted by replacing the middle part 501.
  • the middle component 501 and the two end parts 502 and 503 can be joined together, for example, by a detachable snap connection and/or plug connection.
  • the pressure element 5 or the end part 502 has a curved and/or rounded end 51.
  • the figure 5 shows a perspective view of the embodiment according to figure 1 , where in the figure 5 the left half of the housing 2 of the coin lift 1 is not shown. This is in the figure 5 In particular, the gear 41 of the drive 4 and the connection 212 of the first housing part 21 to the second housing part 22 and the connection 213 of the first housing part 21 to the third housing part 23 are visible.
  • the connections 212 and 213 preferably have snap connections and/or plug connections.
  • the figure 6 shows a partial section of the coin lift 1 according to FIG figure 1 in the area of the first section 31 and the second section 32 of the conveyor loop 3 in an enlarged perspective view.
  • the figure 6 it can be seen in particular how the coins 6 and/or coin-like objects 6 stand on the lips 302 and are pressed against the respective segment 30 of the conveyor loop 3 by the pressure element 5 .
  • the two spring elements 52 on the middle part 501 of the strip element 50 are constructed, namely from two elastic plastic parts 521 and 522, which are each arranged on the two opposite longitudinal sides of the strip element 50.
  • each of the bearing points of the strip element 50 and consequently of the pressure element 5 has a spring element 52 consisting of two elastic plastic parts 521 and 522, each of the elastic plastic parts 521 and 522 being arranged in a respective receptacle in the housing 2 and being supported in the receptacle , so that the spring elements 52 press the pressure element 5 against the surface of the conveyor loop 3.

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  1. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie destiné au transport de pièces de monnaie et/ou d'objets similaires à des pièces de monnaie, élévateur de pièces de monnaie (1) présentant :
    une boucle de transport sans fin (3) destinée à transporter des pièces de monnaie (6) et/ou des objets similaires à des pièces de monnaie (6) d'une première position (71) à une deuxième position (72) située en face et plus haut que la première position (71), la boucle de transport (3) s'étendant dans une première section (31) dans une direction verticale ascendante et dans une deuxième section (32) dans une direction verticale descendante,
    un entraînement (4) pour entraîner sélectivement la boucle de transport (3) dans un mouvement de circulation et
    un élément de pression (5) destiné à presser les pièces de monnaie (6) et/ou les objets similaires à des pièces de monnaie (6) transportés par la boucle de transport (3) sur la boucle de transport (3), l'élément de pression (5) s'étendant essentiellement le long de la première section (31) de la boucle de transport (3), caractérisé en ce que la boucle de transport (3) est formée d'une pluralité de segments (30) reliés entre eux de manière articulée et séparable, chaque segment (30) présentant sur une surface une lèvre (302) disposée approximativement transversalement au mouvement de circulation, la hauteur de la lèvre perpendiculairement à la surface du segment étant dimensionnée de telle sorte qu'elle est inférieure à l'épaisseur commune de deux pièces de monnaie et/ou de deux objets similaires à des pièces de monnaie les plus minces superposés et que les pièces de monnaie (6) et/ou objets similaires à des pièces de monnaie (6) sont disposés sur les lèvres (302) et sont pressés par l'élément de pression (5) contre un segment respectif (30).
  2. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que l'élément de pression (5) peut prendre, le long de la boucle de transport (3), différentes distances par rapport à la boucle de transport (3) dans une direction perpendiculaire à la boucle de transport (3).
  3. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élévateur de pièces de monnaie (1) présente en outre un dispositif destiné à dissiper une charge électrostatique des pièces de monnaie (6) et/ou des objets similaires à des pièces de monnaie (6).
  4. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que l'élévateur de pièces de monnaie (1) présente en outre un boîtier (2) qui comprend une première partie de boîtier interchangeable (21) dans laquelle la première section (31) et la deuxième section (32) de la boucle de transport (3) s'étendent essentiellement côte à côte.
  5. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce que la boucle de transport (3) s'étend dans une troisième section (33) de la direction descendante de la deuxième section (32) à la direction ascendante de la première section (31) et dans une quatrième section (34) de la direction ascendante de la première section (31) à la direction descendante de la deuxième section (32).
  6. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon les revendications 4 et 5, caractérisé en ce que le boîtier (2) présente en outre une deuxième partie de boîtier (22) et une troisième partie de boîtier (23), la troisième section (33) de la boucle de transport (3) s'étendant dans la deuxième partie de boîtier (22) et la quatrième section (34) de la boucle de transport (3) s'étendant dans la troisième partie de boîtier (23).
  7. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon la revendication précédente, caractérisé en ce que la première partie de boîtier (21) relie de manière séparable la deuxième partie de boîtier (22) à la troisième partie de boîtier (23).
  8. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon l'une quelconque des revendications 5 à 7, caractérisé en ce que la boucle de transport (3) est entraînée par l'entraînement (4) dans la troisième section (33) ou la quatrième section (34).
  9. Élévateur de pièces de monnaie selon l'une quelconque des revendications précédentes, caractérisé en ce qu'une rainure s'étend à travers les lèvres (302) le long de la boucle de transport (3), et en ce qu'un peigne ou une barrette de l'élément de pression (5) peut être inséré dans la rainure.
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