149results about "Coin counters" patented technology

The present invention provides a coin arranging / conveying apparatus that is capable of reliably conveying coins one at a time into a coin passage unit even if there is such a great difference in diameter or thickness of coins. A first gate portion is defined by a separation roller, an arranging / conveying surface of an arranging / conveying belt, and a movable roller. The movable roller faces the underside of the arranging / conveying surface of the arranging / conveying belt. A second gate portion is defined by a coin passage upstream end roller, and the portion of a transfer belt wrapped around the coin passage upstream end roller. Coins are arranged in a single layer in single file by means of the first gate portion, as well as the second gate portion.

A coin conveyance device that feeds multiple coins stored in a storage container one by one and conveys the fed coin upward uses rotating bodies including pushing bodies for pushing a coin. The pushing bodies which are arranged opposed to each other about the center of rotation of each rotating body each include: a metallic pin that comes into contact with a coin; and a resin-made support protrusion that supports the pin. The support protrusion includes a concave portion corresponding to the shape of the circumferential surface of the pin. The pin is inserted into a pin hole adjacent to the support protrusion, and its side surface is supported by the concave portion of the support protrusion. A force applied when the pin pushes the coin is received by the support protrusion, whereby the durability of the pushing body is improved.

A money handling apparatus includes a banknote handling assembly, a coin handling assembly, and a first operation surface having a banknote inlet portion, a banknote outlet portion, a coin inlet portion, and a coin outlet portion and facing a front direction in a front-back direction of the money handling apparatus. The banknote inlet portion and the coin inlet portion are aligned and the banknote outlet portion and the coin outlet portion are aligned in a right-left direction of the money handling apparatus, which is perpendicular to the front-back direction. The banknote inlet portion and the banknote outlet portion overlap and the coin inlet portion and the coin outlet portion overlap in the up-down direction of the money handling apparatus, which is perpendicular to the right-left direction and perpendicular to the front-back direction.

A coin conveyance device that feeds multiple coins stored in a storage container one by one and conveys the fed coin upward uses rotating bodies including pushing bodies for pushing a coin. The pushing bodies which are arranged opposed to each other about the center of rotation of each rotating body each include: a metallic pin that comes into contact with a coin; and a resin-made support protrusion that supports the pin. The support protrusion includes a concave portion corresponding to the shape of the circumferential surface of the pin. The pin is inserted into a pin hole adjacent to the support protrusion, and its side surface is supported by the concave portion of the support protrusion. A force applied when the pin pushes the coin is received by the support protrusion, whereby the durability of the pushing body is improved.

Provided is a coin processing device (100) comprising: a handling unit (120) for receiving a plurality of coins (10) and sending out the coins one by one at intervals; a sorting unit (130) for receiving the coins one by one from the handling unit, determining the types of the coins, and guiding the coins to paths by type; a storage unit (150) for storing the coins by type; and a bucket (160) for sending out the coins discharged from the storage unit to a discharge tray (165). The coins rejected by the sorting unit are discharged to the discharge tray via the bucket.

A money handling apparatus includes a banknote handling assembly, a coin handling assembly, and a first operation surface having a banknote inlet portion, a banknote outlet portion, a coin inlet portion, and a coin outlet portion and facing a front direction in a front-back direction of the money handling apparatus. The banknote inlet portion and the coin inlet portion are aligned and the banknote outlet portion and the coin outlet portion are aligned in a right-left direction of the money handling apparatus, which is perpendicular to the front-back direction. The banknote inlet portion and the banknote outlet portion overlap and the coin inlet portion and the coin outlet portion overlap in the up-down direction of the money handling apparatus, which is perpendicular to the right-left direction and perpendicular to the front-back direction.

The invention provides a novel substitute currency tray system for gaming. The novel substitute currency tray system for gaming comprises a substitute currency tray for gaming, wherein the substitute currency tray is used for accommodating substitute currency for gaming and is of a double-layer tray structure. A substitute currency tray system for gaming is provided with: a double-layer tray comprising a lower-layer tray (172) and an upper-layer tray (171) superimposed on the lower-layer tray, the double-layer tray housing a substitute currency (120) for gaming provided with an RF tag (125), the RF tag (125) storing tag information; a camera (2) that captures an image of the substitute money (120) for gaming housed in the upper tray (171) and acquires tray image data; an RFID reader (170) that reads tag information from the RF tag (125) of the substitute currency (120) for gaming housed in the lower tray (172); and a game recording device (11) for recording the tray image data and / or the image analysis result of the tray image data for the substitute money (120) for gaming accommodated in the upper tray (171), and recording the tag information read by the RFID reading device (170) for the substitute money (120) for gaming accommodated in the lower tray (171).

In an exchange device (1) for gaming chip (G) and cash currency (C) of the present invention, the gaming chip (G) has a color or indication of value on its external surface, the exchange device comprises: a cash currency insertion opening (211); a cash currency reading section (2160) for obtaining authenticity information and currency information of the cash currency inserted from the cash currency insertion opening (211); an inserted cash currency amount display section (232) configured to display the amount of the cash currency acquired by the cash currency reading section (2160); a gaming chip storage section (215) configured to store the gaming chips (G) by type; a gaming chip dispensing section (216) configured to dispense the gaming chips (G) corresponding to the amount of the cash currency acquired by the cash currency reading section (2160) from the gaming chip storing section (215); a take-out section (217) in which the paid out gaming chips (G) are placed; and a user recognition section (22) configured to recognize a person wishing exchange.

A coin processing device according to one embodiment of the present disclosure is provided with: a conveyance unit that conveys coins along a conveyance path; a delivery unit that delivers the coins to the conveyance path; a return passage that is a part of the conveyance path, and that returns the conveyed coins to the delivery unit; and an openable / closable shutter that is provided in the return passage. The return passage and the shutter in the closed state constitute a storage part for storing the coins.

There is provided an electronic lock and a method for operating an electronic lock. The method including: receiving an electronic key fob in a power receptacle of the electronic lock to power electrical components of the electronic lock from a stored power source on the electronic key fob; communicating an encrypted verification message to the electronic key fob from the electronic lock, the encrypted verification message is decrypted by the electronic key fob using a decryption key stored by the electronic key fob; receiving a response from the electronic key fob by the electronic lock, the response includes the decrypted verification message; verifying the response by the electronic lock to determine whether access is to be granted to the electronic lock; and granting access where the response is verified.

A double-layer game coin tray system for use in a game table and storing game coins having built-in RFID tags, the double-layer game coin tray system comprising: a lower tray storing the game coins; an upper tray, wherein the upper tray is stacked on the lower tray; and one or more RFID readers that determine the game coins stored in the upper tray and the lower tray, respectively, by reading the RFID tags of the game coins stored in the upper tray and the lower tray using at least one RFID antenna.

A coin storage device according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a pair of side walls at least one of which is disposed in a tilted manner such that a distance between the side walls decreases as the side walls extends downward; and a transport mechanism disposed between the pair of side walls and configured to form a storage space configured to store a coin together with the pair of side walls. The transport mechanism comprises a first transport and a second transport, the first transport being disposed at a bottom portion of the storage space and configured to transport the coin toward a transport direction that is approximately horizontal and does not intersect the side wall, the second transport being configured to transport the coin substantially upward from the first transport.

In order to provide a money handling system to divert money among plural apparatuses, the money handling system is provided with: a money handling apparatus configured to perform a dispensing process of discharging money stored in a storage unit to outside the apparatus; a depositing apparatus configured to receive deposited money, store money of predetermined denominations for which a quantity of money of each denomination is set in advance for replenishing the money handling apparatus in a replenishment container, and store money other than the predetermined money for replenishing the money handling apparatus in a normal container; and a management apparatus configured to notify information on replenishment work for replenishing the money handling apparatus with money in the replenishment container.

To make it possible to easily notice a mistake when a coin bar is wrongly stored.SOLUTION: A coin bar storage device includes a coin bar storage unit provided with a plurality of coin bar storage spaces in rows for storing the coin bar in an erected state, and a rib provided near an upper end of the coin bar storage space and on an upper surface of the coin bar storage unit. A length in a vertical direction from a lower end of the coin bar storage space to an upper end thereof is shorter than a length in a longitudinal direction of the corresponding coin bar stored in the coin bar storage space. A height of the rib corresponds to a height of the coin bar in a state where the corresponding coin bar is stored in the coin bar storage space.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4

A coin storage device according to an aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a pair of side walls at least one of which is disposed in a tilted manner such that a distance between the side walls decreases as the side walls extends downward; and a transport mechanism disposed between the pair of side walls and configured to form a storage space configured to store a coin together with the pair of side walls. The transport mechanism comprises a first transport unit and a second transport unit, the first transport unit being disposed at a bottom portion of the storage space and configured to transport the coin toward a transport direction that is approximately horizontal and does not intersect the side wall, the second transport unit being configured to transport the coin substantially upward from the first transport unit.

To provide a coin processing device and an automated transaction device that further reduce the occurrence of transport failures. [Solution] A coin processing device comprising: a cylindrical storage section having a cylindrical storage space for storing coins; a placement section having a placement surface on which coins are placed and provided to be movable vertically within the storage space; and a stage drive section that contacts the lower part of the placement section and moves the placement section vertically, wherein the stage drive section is able to move further downward after the placement section reaches a predetermined position at the lower end of the storage space, separating from the lower part of the placement section.

To reduce a width dimension and a depth dimension.SOLUTION: The present invention is a rod bar storage device 20 including: a rectangular parallelepiped housing 30 having a front opening 31a on a front surface; and a storage tray 40 having a storage portion for storing rod bars in which a predetermined number of coins of the same denomination are stacked and packaged in a rod shape, the storage tray 40 being stored in the housing 30 so as to be slidable in a front-rear direction through the front opening 31a. The storage tray 40 is configured such that a first storage tray 40a, which stores only rod bars of 5-series coins in which one digit is carried over by two sheets, is arranged in a lower stage, and a second storage tray 40b, which stores rod bars other than those stored in the first storage tray 40a, is arranged in an upper stage.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 3

A coin changer includes a coin-dispensing unit with coin outlets located below coin storage tubes of a coin distribution unit, and sensors and a rotating disk of a dial device set in each coin outlet, and a driving device for driving each rotating disk, so that the swing rod on each rotating disk drives shifting members to rotate. Each shifting member has an arm with a push block for the swing rod to push, and a coin shifting rod. A positioning portion on one side of an elastic coin baffle is fixed in each coin outlet, and has limit rods, two sliding spring arms facing the coin outlet, and a slot for the coin shifting rod to slide in and out, so that each coin shifting rod can push the sliding spring arms to swing, thereby controlling the coin dispensing of each coin storage tube.

A coin handling apparatus includes the following: a cassette attachment unit where a cassette is detachably attached; a coin supply unit that supplies a coin to the cassette; and a control unit that causes the cassette attached to the cassette attachment unit to perform a first confirmation operation for confirming that a coin remains in the cassette when the cassette does not satisfy a predetermined condition, and operates the coin supply unit to supply a coin to the cassette attached to the cassette attachment unit without causing the cassette to perform the first confirmation operation when the cassette satisfies the predetermined condition.

A load management system includes: an image acquisition section configured to acquire image data including an analysis target image including a load loaded in a medium processing apparatus; a judgment section configured to judge whether or not the image data is authentic; and an image analysis section configured to analyze the analysis target image to acquire information about the load when the image data is authentic.

To enable troublesomeness in dispensing coins to be reduced.SOLUTION: Provided is a coin processing device including: a plurality of storage parts that store coins by denomination; a temporarily holding part that holds coins delivered from the plurality of storage parts; a dispensing tray that has a portion storing the coins to be paid out to an operator provided in a manner exposed to the outside of the device; a conveyance part that conveys the coins held in the temporarily holding part to the dispensing tray; and a dispensing box that stores the coins to be paid out to the operator by denomination and provided to be drawn to the outside of the device. The temporarily holding part is movable to a first position for conveying the held coins to the conveyance part and conveying the held coins to the dispensing tray by the conveyance part and a second position for conveying the held coins to the dispensing box.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

A currency receiving, accepting, capturing, validating and rejecting device, and more particularly, a currency device connected to a mobile communication device, includes a currency storage area and a denomination discriminator interfaced with the currency storage area, the denomination discriminator including at least one sensor for sensing at least one physical characteristic of currency passing therethrough for discriminating a currency denomination of the currency. A device controller interfaces with the mobile communication device and the denomination discriminator. In use, the device controller is configured to establish communication with the mobile communication device, detect the denomination using the at least one physical characteristic and transmit the denomination to the mobile communication device.

According to some embodiments of the present disclosure, a chip cartridge is provided. The chip cartridge may comprise: a body part which forms the exterior of the chip cartridge and is provided with an accommodation space accommodating multiple chips; and a cover part coupled to the front surface of the body part provided with the accommodation space so as to prevent the multiple chips from being separated from the accommodation space, wherein the body part comprises: multiple slots, each of which is provided with the accommodation space and which are arranged in parallel to each other; an upper structure which forms the upper side of the body part and is coupled to ends of the multiple slots; and a lower structure which forms the lower side of the body part, is coupled to the other ends of the multiple slots, and comprises a chip outlet for discharging the multiple chips.

A novel game token tray system including a game token tray having a dual tray structure in which a game token is stored is provided. The game token tray system includes a double tray including a lower tray (172) and an upper stage (171) stacked on the lower tray to store a game token (120) provided with an RF tag (125) in which tag information is stored, a camera (2) that acquires tray image data by imaging the game token (120) stored in the upper tray (171), an RIFD reading device (170) that reads the tag information from the RF tag (125) of the game token (120) stored in the lower tray (172), and a game recording device (11) that records the tray image data and / or an image analysis result of the tray image data about the game token (120) stored in the upper tray (171) and records the tag information read by the RFID reading device (170) about the game token (120) stored in the lower tray (171).

A method, apparatus and system are disclosed. A method comprises monitoring a power draw of a coin dispenser for a media terminal; activating at least one vibrating motor integrated into a sidewall of a coin media path based on the monitoring; causing vibration along the coin media path based on the activating; and deactivating the at least one vibrating motor after a preconfigured amount of time following stabilization of the power draw.

A novel game token tray system including a game token tray having a dual tray structure in which a game token is stored is provided. The game token tray system includes a double tray including a lower tray (172) and an upper stage (171) stacked on the lower tray to store a game token (120) provided with an RF tag (125) in which tag information is stored, a camera (2) that acquires tray image data by imaging the game token (120) stored in the upper tray (171), an RIFD reading device (170) that reads the tag information from the RF tag (125) of the game token (120) stored in the lower tray (172), and a game recording device (11) that records the tray image data and / or an image analysis result of the tray image data about the game token (120) stored in the upper tray (171) and records the tag information read by the RFID reading device (170) about the game token (120) stored in the lower tray (171).