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A subassembly includes a housing, a light pipe core having a top diffusing surface, a light control component associated with the top diffusing surface, and at least one light source coupled to the housing. Preferably, the light control component includes at least one aperture or an array of apertures, and can be made, for example of a plastic or polymer material. The apertures can be in the shape of elongated slits, although other shapes are suitable for some applications. The subassembly can be used in various applications including as part of a document validator.

Abrégé

A coin dispenser (1) includes a coin canister (2) that automatically locks into the dispenser (1). A remotely operated mechanism (18) may unlock the canister (2) from the dispenser (1). The dispenser (1) may serve as a loading stand for the canister (2). The canister (2) may be adapted for manual loading of coins into the canister (2) without removing the canister (2) from the dispenser (1). The canister (2) may include a receptacle (3) for coins and an aperture (17) adapted to facilitate loading coins into the receptacle (3) and to retain coins in the receptacle (3). The canister (2) may include a repositionable handle (7) that covers an aperture of the canister (2) in one position and serves as a carrying handle in another position. A system for dispensing coins includes a controller (34, 38) electrically connected to a coin dispenser (1). The dispenser (1) includes a coin canister (2) and a latch that locks the canister (2) to the dispenser (1). The controller (34, 38) can send an electrical signal that unlocks the canister (2).

Classes IPC  ?

• G07D 1/00 - Distributeurs de pièces de monnaie