Device for adjusting coin passage of coin handling machine

In a device for adjusting a coin passage of a coin handling machine so as to adapt the width of the coin passage for a certain sort of coins, wherein two coin selection guides defining the coin passage are moved relative to each other, the improvement which comprises:

• two slider means connected respectively to said two coin selection guides and having engagement portions;
• a link pivoted at a point substantially centrally of a longitudinal extension thereof and having ends engageable with engagement portions of respective ones of said slider means;
• means for resiliently urging said ends of said link to engage said engagement portions of each of said slider means;
• cam means abutting against one of said ends of said link for moving the same by a pre-set distance in response to a change in diameter of coins to be passed through said coin passage;
• whereby said slider means are slidably moved in directions reverse to each other by the same distance so as to move the associated coin selection guides to increase or decrease the width of said coin passage without changing the longitudinal center line of the coin passage;
• and
• stopper means mounted on one of said coin selection guides for stopping the movement of coins at any desired time, said stopper means comprising a rotatable member having a semi-circular cut-off section, the diametrically extending edge of said semi-circular cut-off section being selectively aligned with an edge of the associated coin selection guide defining one of the walls of the coin passage for passage of coins and being positionable skewed to the coin selection guide edge to stop movement of coins.