| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE37662 |
Coin receiving and dispensing apparatus |
April 16, 2002 |
| A coins receiving and dispensing apparatus suitable for food shops or restaurants allows precise transfer and reception of various coins without error and confirmation of the balance of the coin. When coins received from customers are inserted into this apparatus, the coins are immediate |
| RE32799 |
Coin counting and dispensing apparatus |
December 13, 1988 |
| A coin dispensing apparatus is disclosed having a hopper for storing coins, a rotary disc rotatably mounted within said hopper at an angle to the horizontal, a plurality of delivery pins spaced in the peripheral direction on said rotary disc, a delivery knife for guiding coins at the |
| D523468 |
Coin receiving and dispensing machine |
June 20, 2006 |
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| D505693 |
Hopper |
May 31, 2005 |
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| D404076 |
Hopper for coin mechanism |
January 12, 1999 |
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| D351421 |
Coin door bracket for a vending machine |
October 11, 1994 |
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| D351193 |
Coin door bracket for a vending machine |
October 4, 1994 |
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| 7377847 |
Coin receiving and disbursing apparatus |
May 27, 2008 |
| The coin hopper has a rotational disc that is attached to a rotational axis protruding from a base that incorporates a drive unit. A retaining bowl is attached to the base to allow coins to be dispensed one by one by a rotational disc located in a circular cavity defined by a lower part |
| 7377846 |
Coin receiving and disbursing apparatus with storage devices capable of propelling coins |
May 27, 2008 |
| A coin receiving and disbursing apparatus aligns coins to travel along a curved path. The coins can be verified and appropriately sorted by denomination and dropped into a plurality of hopper units arranged in two arrays below the coin path. Positioned between the two arrays of hoppers |
| 7350668 |
Disc dispensing apparatus |
April 1, 2008 |
| A disc dispensing apparatus operatively mounts to a disc passageway and includes a moveable guide hole member having a guide hole of an elongated shape and a guiding unit operatively mounted in the guide hole. A resilient unit biases the guiding unit against the movement of the discs |
| 7344014 |
Banknote storing with condition detection apparatus and method |
March 18, 2008 |
| A banknote condition detection device for a banknote storing unit where the banknote storing unit can be removably positioned within a banknote receiving unit. The banknote storing unit receives a banknote from the banknote receiving unit into the banknote storing unit. The received |
| 7329176 |
Movable disc guiding device for a hopper |
February 12, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a guiding device for dispensing discs from a storage hopper and includes a disc guiding unit attached to the storage hopper to extend operatively for conveying discs in a first mode of operation and also attached relative to the storage hopper to extend in |
| 7258220 |
Token purchasing device |
August 21, 2007 |
| A token purchasing device that can automatically change the number of tokens purchased for a given price based on time, date, and day of the week information. The token purchasing device includes a banknote accepting unit for accepting a banknote and outputting a banknote value signa |
| 7255639 |
Coin delivery device and separator device for a coin processing apparatus |
August 14, 2007 |
| A compact coin delivery device includes a rotary disk with indented concave portions for receiving a coin from a hopper or a coin storage bowl. A movable member in the concave portion can have controlled movement for ejecting the coin at a desired location. An endless conveyer member |
| 7252284 |
Banknote moving unit for a banknote storing unit |
August 7, 2007 |
| A banknote storing system for providing an economical and space-efficient storage of banknotes of various sizes in a removable banknote storage unit is provided. A banknote transporting unit can move a banknote with a movable elongated belt unit to a position over a gap position on the |
| 7244177 |
Variable volume storage member for a coin dispensing apparatus |
July 17, 2007 |
| An improved coin hopper that can be provided as original equipment or as a conversion member for a coin dispensing apparatus is provided. The coin hopper includes a housing member having a cavity for storing coins when mounted in a coin dispensing apparatus and a movable member operative |
| 7235008 |
Token dispensing device with decreased loading on a token dispensing disk |
June 26, 2007 |
| A token dispensing device including a storing bowl for storing the tokens and having an upper opening and a lower opening, a rotating disk for dispensing tokens one-by-one in a rotating manner located below the storing bowl. The storing bowl has a convex section for creating a quasi- |
| 7234582 |
Coin guiding apparatus |
June 26, 2007 |
| A coin guiding channel receives coins dispensed from a coin hopper. A base plate, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a supporting plate have surfaces defining a somewhat rectangular coin guiding channel along a longitudinal axis of the base plate. The supporting plate has a first p |
| 7191933 |
Automatic fare paying device for vehicles and method |
March 20, 2007 |
| A compact fare paying device has a housing for receiving a monetary member and at least one verifier unit in the housing for determining the authenticity of the monetary member. A storage device such as a safe can receive the monetary member or a return device can return it to the user. |
| 7186176 |
Coin dispensing apparatus with safe housing |
March 6, 2007 |
| The first purpose of this present invention is to provide a coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system which can prevent coins being stolen. The second purpose of this invention is to provide a coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system which can prevent coins being stole |
| 7175016 |
Sensor position adjusting device for a coin dispenser |
February 13, 2007 |
| A device for accurately adjusting the position of a sensor unit relative to a driving member. The driving member is moved by a coin dispensed by a coin dispenser. The sensor unit is mounted on a movable base plate that is positioned on a fixed base plate attached to the coin dispenser. T |
| 7172503 |
Low force coin dispensing apparatus |
February 6, 2007 |
| A coin dispensing apparatus for automatically directing coins from a coin escalator includes a coin dispensing unit such as a non-metallic roller that is rotatable about a bearing shaft which can be aligned to minimize forces that can shorten the life of a coin dispensing assembly. A gui |
| 7147220 |
Banknote moving apparatus |
December 12, 2006 |
| A banknote moving system including a banknote storing unit that can be removably positioned within a banknote receiving unit. The banknote storing unit has a storing section and receives a banknote from the banknote receiving unit. The mover unit can move between a standby position a |
| 7144319 |
Rotating pusher disk for a coin dispensing device |
December 5, 2006 |
| A coin dispensing unit includes rotating disk assembly having a plurality of apertures therein of the size to pass coins stored in a storage bowl. A guide plate below and offset from the rotable disk provides a sliding support surface for coins. A rotable roller unit is positioned at the |
| 7084416 |
Banknote validating apparatus and method |
August 1, 2006 |
| A banknote validator includes a first sensor unit, a second sensor unit, a correction parameter operating unit, and a distinguishing unit. The first sensor unit includes a first projecting section and a first receiving section for projecting and receiving a portion of a first light beam |
| 7083088 |
Method and apparatus for dispensing flexible cards |
August 1, 2006 |
| A support unit supports a plurality of flexible cards arranged in a stack. A pickup unit adjacent to the stack of flexible cards attracts a first card from the stack of cards, bending the flexible card. A transporting unit adjacent to the pickup unit receives and moves the first card |
| 6685552 |
Disk for coin hopper |
February 3, 2004 |
| A coin hopper is provided with a disk for dispensing petals-shaped coins smoothly. Particularly the discharging of coins for 20 Euro cents occurs with a smooth pay out using the disk in rotation, accepting a plurality of coins which are stored in a bulk condition. The disk has an opening |
| 6042471 |
Cover device unit for a coin sorting apparatus |
March 28, 2000 |
| A coin sorting apparatus comprising a combination of a separating device unit and a cover device unit, the cover device unit being operative to guide sorted coins separately and in a substantially standing position but with a slant along a path for sorting and collection. The separating |
| 5950796 |
Apparatus for measuring a diameter of a disk body |
September 14, 1999 |
| An apparatus is provided including at-least a fixed member for guiding a pushed-out disk body and a movable member which moves in a direction opposing the fixed member and becomes free in the contact with the pushed-out disk body. An elasticity member is provided for drawing this mov |
| 5908351 |
Cover device unit for a coin sorting apparatus |
June 1, 1999 |
| A coin sorting apparatus comprising a combination of a separating device unit and a cover device unit, the cover device unit being operative to guide sorted coins separately and in a substantially standing position but with a slant along a path for sorting and collection The separating d |
| 5871075 |
Coin sorting machine |
February 16, 1999 |
| A low-cost, high-performance coin sorting machine is provided by providing a plurality of coils which sense coins concurrently and using a simple oscillation circuit to provide oscillation signals at different frequencies, thereby reducing the size of the coin sorting machine. Right |
| 5810655 |
Coin conveying device |
September 22, 1998 |
| In a coin conveying device, a second coin outlet is provided nearby a first coin outlet and an outlet switching mechanism is provided between the first and second coin outlets so that coins can be ejected from either of the coin outlets selected by the outlet switching mechanism. |
| 5785590 |
Coin delivering apparatus and hopper for use in same |
July 28, 1998 |
| A coin delivering apparatus includes a hopper for accommodating therein coins at a random, and an agitating unit provided in the hopper for agitating the coins in the hopper. A charge-removing unit is further provided on a surface of or near the hopper. The charge-removing unit suppl |
| 5607352 |
Coin dispensing apparatus |
March 4, 1997 |
| A coin dispensing apparatus able to dispense coins until and including the last coin left in the apparatus that satisfies the need for downsizing. The coin dispensing apparatus has a coin dispensing disc in the form of a rotary disc supported for rotation by a drive shaft in opposition t |
| 5577591 |
Coin selecting apparatus |
November 26, 1996 |
| A coin selecting apparatus includes a damper ball arranged beside a coin passage to contact inserted coins and a ball guide for smoothly guiding the damper ball, in order to adjust inserting speed of the inserted coins in association with movements of the damper ball. The damper ball tra |
| 5562536 |
Coin receiving and dispensing apparatus |
October 8, 1996 |
| A coins receiving and dispensing apparatus suitable for food shops or restaurants allows precise transfer and reception of various coins without error and confirmation of the balance of the coin. When coins received from customers are inserted into this apparatus, the coins are immediate |
| 5512016 |
Coin delivering apparatus |
April 30, 1996 |
| A coin delivering apparatus includes a coin escalator having a coin passage where coins advance in a row. A gate is provided at a side wall of the coin passage for opening and closing a portion of the side wall. A coin delivering unit is further provided to deliver the coins toward an in |
| 5462480 |
Coin dispensing apparatus |
October 31, 1995 |
| A coin dispensing apparatus which quickly and reliably collects coins remaining in an escalator 17 has a coin transporting disc 4 which can be rotated in reverse by a motor 5. Coin guide apertures 8 in the disc guide coins A onto a substrate 2. A coin transporting arm 9 is located betwee |
| 5441139 |
Coin sorting device in which unnecessary material can be readily removed from a sorting passage |
August 15, 1995 |
| In a coin sorting device which rolls a coin along a sorting passage and which carries out a sorting operation for the coin during movement of the coin, it is readily possible to remove unnecessary material from the sorting passage. The unnecessary material may be surface material which i |
| 5425439 |
Coin escalator |
June 20, 1995 |
| An escalator avoids jamming by preventing the edges of coins 5 from colliding with a path plate 4 in a curved portion 2 of the escalator, and prevents the deformation of the escalator by increasing the strength of the curved portion. The path plate, at the curved portion of the escal |
| 5415582 |
Coin feeding device |
May 16, 1995 |
| A drive motor comprises a motor body (5) for rotating a motor shaft (11) in a predetermined forward direction; a brake engagement surface (30) formed at a projection (14) which is projected from a part of the motor shaft; claw piece (15) which engages with the projection at a predetermin |
| 5324106 |
Brake for an electric drive motor |
June 28, 1994 |
| A drive motor comprises a motor body (5) for rotating a motor shaft (11) in a predetermined forward direction; a brake engagement surface (30) formed at a projection (14) which is projected from a part of the motor shaft; claw piece (15) which engages with the projection at a predetermin |
| 5320207 |
Coin throwing port restricting mechanism and coin throwing device |
June 14, 1994 |
| A coin throwing port restricting mechanism 10 enables substantial restriction of a configuration of a coin throwing port 4 by means of a simply handling thereof. Such a coin throwing port restricting mechanism 10 contributes to provide a coin throwing device which has only one coin t |
| 5306206 |
Coin feeding device |
April 26, 1994 |
| A coin feeding device is provided comprising a base plate adapted for mounting predetermined coins on one end thereof, including a scraper for scraping the coins towards the other or opposite end of the base plate along a predetermined coin feeding path. The scraper comprises a main |
| 5295900 |
Coin dispensing device |
March 22, 1994 |
| A coin dispensing device comprises a hopper 1 where a supply of coins is held in bulk. The coins are transported one by one on a coin dispensing disc 3 rotatably supported by a rotary shaft 2 for use in dispensing a coin. A base plate 20 is opposed to the coin dispensing disc 3 at a |
| 5293981 |
Coin sorting device in which unnecessary material can be readily removed from a sorting passage |
March 15, 1994 |
| In a coin sorting device which rolls a coin along a sorting passage and which carries out a sorting operation for the coin during movement of the coin, it is readily possible to remove unnecessary material from the sorting passage. The unnecessary material may be surface material which i |
| 5284235 |
Coin door assembly |
February 8, 1994 |
| A coin door assembly is provided comprising a service door panel having a front surface, an inner surface and a coin selector assembly associated with the inner surface. The coin selector assembly is comprised of a pair of spaced chutes attached to the inner surface of the door panel whi |
| 5282769 |
Coin sorting device with an escalator |
February 1, 1994 |
| Coins stored in a hopper (1) are delivered one by one towards an outlet of a hollow cylindrical case (3) on a base plate (2) by coin feeding arms (9) of a coin feeding disc (4) having coin receiving holes (8). The coin feeding disc (4) is rotated in the hollow cylindrical case (3). The c |
| 5254032 |
Coin feeding device |
October 19, 1993 |
| A coin sorting device comprises a hopper (4) for holding a supply of coins. Within the hopper (4), a coin feeding disc (2) is provided for feeding the coin to a coin outlet (26). A coin transporting piece carrier (5) is rotated in synchronism with the coin feeding disc (2). The coin |
| 5234093 |
Vending machine of manually operated lever type |
August 10, 1993 |
| In a vending machine for discharging one of articles by manual operation of lever after depositing a coin, a rotary plate is rotated by the manual operation of the manual lever and a driven plate is rotated through the deposited coin which is received in a pocket formed by cooperation of |
