| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 453018000 | DELIVERER | 48 |
| 20080220708 | Adjustable apparatus for dispensing disc shaped objects - In a device for dispensing disc shaped objects having a rotating member for moving the disc shaped objects in an annular path, a guide module is constructed to support guide elements that extend into the annular path to urge the disc shaped objects towards the exit of the dispenser. The guide module is mounted on the dispenser for movement to enable adjustment of the position of the guide elements within the annular path to accommodate differently sized disc shaped objects. | 09-11-2008 |
| 20090239459 | Self Service Coin Processing Machines With EPOS Terminal And Method For Automated Payout Utilizing Same - A method of redeeming coins using a self-service coin redemption machine is provided and includes the act of printing on a blank substrate, using a self-service coin redemption machine printer, indicia associated with a coin processing transaction before the initiation of the coin processing transaction or prior to a completion of a processing of a batch of coins in the self-service coin redemption machine to determine a redemption value thereof. The method also includes the acts of dispensing the substrate, processing a batch of coins in the self-service coin redemption machine to determine a redemption value thereof, and transmitting the redemption value from the self-service coin redemption machine to an EPOS terminal using a communication device. The method further includes inputting the indicia printed on the substrate into the EPOS terminal using a data input device, verifying, using the EPOS terminal, that the indicia input into the EPOS terminal corresponds to an open transaction. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20110076930 | Coin Dispensing And Storing Device - A coin dispensing and storing device includes a coin distributing body ( | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110250829 | Auto-arranged coin stacker and dispenser - Auto-Arranged Coin Stacker and Dispenser device that is capable of stacking and dispensing coins automatically in a row and columnar configuration inside chambers formed between a back panel and a front panel between which a space is created to accept coins to drop freely and sequentially from an opening at the top of the device. A spacer having substantially the thickness of the coins is configured to have guide posts wherein the dropping coins are directed automatically to advance downward and arrange themselves first horizontally then vertically in the space provided between the front and back panels. The subsequently falling coins form additional rows vertically above the previous rows in a well-ordered manner by gravity assist and judiciously spaced guides on the sides. The device presents the stacked coins through a translucent frontage to show an immediate accounting of what has been deposited with an aesthetic appearance to the viewer. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20120231720 | DEVICE FOR TRANSFERRING COINS - A device for the delivery of coins from a coin dispensing station to a mobile supply device or from the mobile supply device to a coin receiving module. The coin reservoir of the mobile supply device is designed such that the coins collected in the coin reservoir are delivered in portions to the coin inlet of the coin receiving module, depending on a supply request. An inventory memory unit is assigned to a control unit. The particular advantage of the device consists in that only one mobile supply device is required for supplying and/or filling a number of coin receiving modules. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120309280 | COIN DISPENSING AND STORING DEVICE - A coin dispensing and storing device includes a body, coin collecting tubes, a left rotatable support, a pivotal plate and a right rotatable support. Coins are received in the coin collecting tubes. The left rotatable support is pivotally connected to one side of the body. The left rotatable support allows a portion of the coin collecting tubes to be disposed therein. The pivotal plate is pivotally connected to the other side of the body. The right rotatable support is connected to the pivotal plate. The right rotatable support allows the remaining portion of the coin collecting tubes to be disposed therein. The left and the right rotatable supports can be pivotally received in or rotated to the outside of the body. With this arrangement, the operation is labor-saving. Further, the force exerting on the respective rotatable supports can be distributed efficiently to reduce the generation of damage and deformation. | 12-06-2012 |
| 20130035024 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING UNIT APPARATUS - A coin depositing and dispensing apparatus comprises a storing section configured to select and store a deposited coin according to a denomination, a coin conveying unit configured to convey the coin stored in the storing section, a switching member configured to switch a coin conveying route of the coin conveying unit to either a coin dispensing path for dispensing the coin from a coin dispensing port or a coin collecting path where a coin collecting bag is provided for collecting the coin and a regulating unit configured to restrict the switching to the coin collecting path by the switching member if the coin collecting bag is mounted but not located at a specified coin collecting position. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20140030973 | DISPENSERS FOR COIN HANDLING APPARATUS - A coin dispensing apparatus has a cabinet serving as an apparatus housing for the apparatus. The apparatus further has a module for receiving, optionally validating and optionally sorting coins of different types and at least one dispenser for coins to be dispensed. The apparatus is adapted to dispense a specific composition of coins from the at least one dispenser to a portable coin receptacle. Each dispenser comprises a spout and is shaped such that a plurality of dispensers can be placed in a pattern allowing the spouts to be placed in a row. An effect of this is that the sorted coins can be dispensed in a row above the row of spouts, thus there is no need for an additional complex channel system for leading the sorted coins into the correct dispenser. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140120817 | TROUBLESHOOTED COIN OUTPUT METHOD - A troubleshooted coin output method used in a coin dispensing and outputting machine including a machine main unit formed of a coin dispensing unit, a coin hopper consisting of a driver circuit, motors, coin-pushing modules and sensors and a circuit module, and coin tubes for storing coins. When outputting coins, the circuit module counts the amount of coins to be outputted subject to the amount of money to be given, and then stops the coin output operation if the outputted amount of coins does not match the amount of money to be given due to failure or one motor or any other reasons, and then counts the rest amount to be given, and then drives the other motor to output coins till that the desired amount are outputted, thereby troubleshooting the problem. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20160086413 | MONEY ITEM DISPENSING - A method and system for recycling money items from a mixed denomination money item storage chamber to create a mixed money item magazine for dispensing money items. | 03-24-2016 |
| 453019000 | Delivery from plural sources by a single actuation | 2 |
| 20100062700 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A coin depositing and dispensing machine prevents a foreign object mixed together with coins put in a coin receiving port from causing a malfunction, facilitates distinguishing coins of a depositing and transporting system from coins of a dispensing and transporting system, and facilitates removal of a coin jam. Coins received from a coin receiving port are fed separately by a feeding unit to a depositing and transporting unit. A rotary disc rotated at a position tilted at a predetermined angle is used for the feeding unit. By using the rotary disc, only coins are fed to the depositing and transporting unit, and foreign objects are eliminated. The depositing and transporting unit and a dispensing and transporting unit are arranged opposite to each other in a machine body, and the depositing and transporting unit is tilted together with the rotary disc. Coins in each unit are thereby easily distinguished from each other. | 03-11-2010 |
| 453020000 | Electric | 1 |
| 20140148084 | MONEY HANDLING APPARATUS, MONEY HANDLING SYSTEM AND MONEY HANDLING METHOD - A money handling apparatus | 05-29-2014 |
| 453029000 | Delivery of a distinct number of plural coins from a single source | 4 |
| 20080261505 | Relating to Coin Dispensing - A mechanism for separating single coins from a plurality of coins provided within a coin dispensing apparatus. The mechanism comprises a housing defining a coin dispensing path, coin transport means for urging coins along the coin dispensing path; and first and second biased coin stripping members located adjacent each other and disposed successively in the coin dispensing path at an outlet of the coin dispensing mechanism. The first and second stripping members together comprise a double outlet gate and each member is movable independently of the other by each urged coin to effect, in use, alignment and stripping of coins being dispensed. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20100029188 | COIN DISPENSING DEVICE AND COIN PROCESSING MACHINE - A coin dispensing device having a mechanism to reliably dispensing a predetermined number of coins. Coins are accommodated on a surface side of a rotary disc rotating at a position tilted at a predetermined angle. A dispensing and transporting passage guides coins dispensed by rotation of the rotary disc to a coin inlet/outlet. A gate member for opening/closing the coin inlet/outlet is provided at the coin inlet/outlet. A projection is provided at the dispensing and transporting passage. When coins are dispensed, the projection retracts under the dispensing and transporting passage according to opening operation of the gate member, allowing the coins to be transported. When no coin is dispensed, the projection projects from the dispensing and transporting passage according with closing operation of the gate member to regulate transportation of coins. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100190427 | COIN COUNTER AND DISTRIBUTOR - A coin apparatus ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 453030000 | With counter | 1 |
| 20150147948 | COIN COUNTING DEVICE - A coin counting device includes a mounting seat, a counting unit disposed removably on the mounting seat, a guiding unit, and a track unit. The mounting seat includes a first guide passage, and two retaining groove units located respectively at two sides of a central axis of the first guide passage. The counting unit is disposed selectively within one of the retaining groove units. | 05-28-2015 |
| 453039000 | Delivery of a single coin | 3 |
| 20150371477 | CONVEYING MONEY ITEMS - An apparatus for conveying money items, which is configured to singulate money items during conveyance, sense characteristics of money items during conveyance and eject money items from a conveyor. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371479 | COIN APPARATUS - An apparatus ( | 12-24-2015 |
| 453043000 | Rectilinearly reciprocating | 1 |
| 453044000 | Ejector | 1 |
| 20160203664 | COIN SEPARATING DEVICE | 07-14-2016 |
| 453055000 | Vibratory | 1 |
| 20150371475 | CONVEYING MONEY ITEMS - An apparatus for conveying money items, which is configured to singulate money items during conveyance, sense characteristics of money items during conveyance and eject money items from a conveyor. | 12-24-2015 |
| 453056000 | Belt or chain | 9 |
| 20090215373 | COIN PROCESSOR - A coin processor according to the present invention includes a temporary storage portion that temporarily stores coins, and the temporary storage portion includes: a conveyor belt; a one side conveyor guide that is disposed on one edge side of the conveyor belt in a width direction thereof; an other side conveyor guide that is disposed on an other edge side of the conveyor belt in the width direction with a spacing narrower than a diameter of a coin to be stored between the one side conveyor guide and the other side conveyor guide, and that slopes upward toward outside in the width direction; a drive portion that drives the conveyor belt; and a stacking surface guide that is provided at one end portion of the conveyor belt in a lengthwise direction thereof, and that slopes upward toward outside of the conveyor belt in the lengthwise direction. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20100227539 | COIN DISPENSER - Coin dispenser comprising a coin storage unit, a coin extractor ( | 09-09-2010 |
| 20100330892 | COIN FEEDING DEVICE - The present invention provides a coin feeding device in which coin jam can be easily eliminated and coins causing a coin jam can be easily removed. | 12-30-2010 |
| 20110189933 | Coin Storage - A coin storing apparatus has at least one receiving space for coins as well as a feeding and/or dispensing device and/or a coin overflow for feeding and/or dispensing coins. A chain that stores the coins is disposed in the receiving space. The chain has chain links each having a storage area adapted to selectively receive at least one coin. The chain is helically wound in several planes. The storage area has a holding device formed by one or more of the chain links arranged in an adjacent plane of the several planes that is adjacent to that one of the several planes where the storage area is located. The coin storing apparatus is installed in a machine such as a ticket machine. | 08-04-2011 |
| 20120122385 | COIN APPARATUS - A coin apparatus in which coin conveyors convey coins along substantially vertical and horizontal planes to coin hoppers. A coin sensing unit having a rotary sweeping arm is used to determine characteristics of the coins so that the coins can be deposited in a correct one of the hoppers. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20140323024 | COIN CONVEYOR FOR COIN PROCESSING MACHINES - Coin conveyor for coin processing machines, with a channel having: a first coin ( | 10-30-2014 |
| 20150371476 | CONVEYING MONEY ITEMS - An apparatus for conveying money items, which is configured to singulate money items during conveyance, sense characteristics of money items during conveyance and eject money items from a conveyor. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150371478 | CONVEYING MONEY ITEMS - An apparatus for conveying money items, which is configured to singulate money items during conveyance, sense characteristics of money items during conveyance and eject money items from a conveyor. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20180025567 | COIN PROCESSING APPARATUS | 01-25-2018 |
| 453057000 | Rotary | 19 |
| 20080261506 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PAYOUT OF COINS FROM MULTIPLE COIN STORAGE UNITS - A device for the payout of coins includes a plurality of coin payout tubes, a plurality of coin discharge members, and an endless element having an engagement pin. Each coin payout tube has a coin discharge member located at one end of the coin payout tube. The coin discharge members are each physically adapted to rotate about a pivot point such that when the coin discharge members are rotated in a first direction the coin discharge members cause a coin to be ejected from its respective coin payout tube. When the coin discharge members are rotated in a second direction a coin is not discharged from its respective coin payout tube. The endless element and engagement pin are physically arranged to allow the engagement pin to rotate the coin discharge members in the first direction when the endless element is rotated in a first direction and to rotate the coin discharge members in the second direction when the endless element is rotated in a second direction. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20090017739 | APPARATUS FOR THE PAYOUT OF COINS FROM A PAIR OF NEIGHBOURING COIN TUBES - An apparatus for the payout of coins from a pair of neighbouring coin tubes, in which one stack of coins at a time is supported on the bottom of a coin tube, with a payout disc below the coin tubes, which is rotatably mounted around an axis parallel to the axis of the coin tubes and which has a payout element on the side facing the coin tubes, which is moved along a curved slit in the bottom of the respective coin tube in an angular rotation of the payout disc, in order to capture the respective lowermost coin and to push it out, with an electric drive motor for the payout disc and a control device, which triggers the drive motor such that departing from a rest position, the payout disc is rotated at option about a limited rotational angle up to a final position, and is consecutively turned back into the rest position, wherein the payout disc has an extension in the rotational direction by which the stack of coins rests on the payout element in the final position of the payout disc, characterised in that on the lower side of the payout disc a stopper element is provided, which co-operates near the final positions with one dead stop at a time, the payout disc has a first mark on the side opposite to the stopper element which is detectable by two sensors arranged side by side, the payout disc has further one second mark at a time at both sides of the stopper element which is detectable by a sensor, wherein the second marks are situated in the region of the sensor when the payout disc is in one of the final positions, and the sensors are connected to the control device and the control device reduces the speed of the drive motor when one of the second marks reaches the sensor which is the first one in the rotational direction and reverses its rotational direction when it reaches the second sensor. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090029638 | COIN FEEDING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR BIASING A RELEASE OF COINS - A pressing member having a body member with a first downwardly inclined plate and a second downwardly inclined plate is configured for mounting on a coin feeding apparatus to control the translation of coins on a rotary selector disk as they are released. The coins experience a downward force from the inclined plates to push them against the surface of the rotary disk to ensure that the coins remain within the predetermined translation path for the coins. A blocking plate can be extended upward from the body member adjacent the upstream downwardly extending plate, to prevent a rising of the coins to ensure the coins passes under the canopy of the pressing member across the translation path. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20090215374 | Device for the storage and dispensing of coins - A device for intermediate storage, collection and dispensing of coins contains at least one magazine for controlled reception, intermediate storage and controlled return of the coins and also an overflow for dispensing coins when the magazine is filled into a collection container. Furthermore, an additional storage space is provided for controlled reception of coins inserted during an insertion process, alternatively to reception in the magazine, and for controlled dispensing of the received coins of the one insertion process either to a return device or into the collection container. Preferably the coins are conducted, during disturbance-free operation, into the magazine and, upon a disruption in the magazine, into the storage space. | 08-27-2009 |
| 20090325475 | Coin Feeding Device - The coin feeding device includes a stationary guide member ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100015903 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A coin depositing and dispensing machine is provided where its transport mechanism is simplified and downsized while coins to be dispensed are subjected to the identifying action. A coin passage | 01-21-2010 |
| 20100062701 | COIN DEPOSITING AND DISPENSING MACHINE - A coin depositing and dispensing machine having an accommodating and dispensing portion enabling coins to enter/exit a transporting unit, and the transporting unit can be used for both a depositing and a dispensing system. This enables the coin dispensing port, collection coin dispensing port and replenishment coin input slots to be flexibly arranged in a front face, rear face, and upper face or rear face, of a machine body respectively. Coins to be dispensed and coins to be collected can be dispensed from the collection coin dispensing port in the rear face of the machine body. Additionally, coins for replenishment are put into the replenishment coin input slot, and the accommodating and dispensing portion can be directly replenished with coins through a replenishment chute portion. | 03-11-2010 |
| 20100311315 | COIN TRANSPORTING DEVICE AND COIN HANDLING MACHINE - A coin handling machine | 12-09-2010 |
| 20110117827 | COIN HOPPER WITH A PUSH-UP COIN PASSAGE - A coin hopper includes a coin dispensing unit having a hopper body, a coin outlet, a rotating disc mounted in the hopper body and a power drive for rotating the rotating disc to dispense coins out of the hopper body through the coin outlet, and a rack having a coin passage upwardly extending from the coin outlet for guiding coins out of the coin outlet one by one and a plurality of anti-backward devices arranged along the length of the coin passage, each anti-backward device having a floating member movable up and down in the coin passage for allowing forward movement of coins one by one along the coin passage and avoiding jamming or backward movement of dispensed coins. | 05-19-2011 |
| 20110130083 | COIN FEEDING DEVICE AND COIN HANDLING MACHINE - A coin feeding device ( | 06-02-2011 |
| 20110269385 | COMPACT COIN HOPPER - The compact coin hopper for holding and dispensing coins in bulk includes a rotable disk for releasing individual coins to a sliding base beneath the rotable disk for ejection from the coin hopper. The upper surface of the rotable disk includes an upper step part and a lower step part connected by a riser part. The upper step part has a crescent arc shape with a radii smaller than the radius of the rotating disk in a planar view. One end of the crescent arc shape terminates adjacent an edge of the through hole while the other end of the crescent arc shape diverges away from the through hole and terminates adjacent a peripheral side edge of the lower step part. The configuration of the upper and lower step parts and the riser part assist in dispensing a coin. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120156977 | COIN HOPPER WITH AN UPWARD COIN PASSAGE - A coin hopper includes a coin pusher consisting of a container, a rotating disc and a power drive for dispensing coins, and a rack that defines therein a coin passage that extends upwardly from the coin pusher and consists of a bottom sloping segment, an intermediate arched segment and a top vertical segment for guiding out coins one by one and has floating rods transversely arranged therein to prohibit dispensed coins from backward displacement and to avoid coin stacking, track parts damage or motor overload. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120231721 | FEED UNIT FOR FILLING A COIN MODULE WITH COINS - A feed unit for filling a coin module with coins improved in such a way that a plurality of coin modules can be filled or loaded with just one feed unit. The coin feed unit is a coin drum which is rotatable inside a shell. A coin stock compartment is provided into which coins can be filled via a charge aperture. A dispensing compartment is provided inside the coin drum from which coins can be taken out via the discharge aperture. A passage is arranged in such a way that coins get from the stock compartment into the dispensing compartment as the coin drum rotates around a pivot pin. | 09-13-2012 |
| 20120276829 | COIN DISPENSER - A coin dispenser including a coin storing unit ( | 11-01-2012 |
| 20120295528 | COIN FEEDING MACHINE AND COIN HANDLING MACHINE - In a coin feeding machine | 11-22-2012 |
| 20150024668 | COIN DISPENSING APPARATUS - A coin dispensing apparatus prevents excessive dispensing of coins without abruptly stopping a rotary disk. A movable guide member is provided in a carrying path of coins to be selectively located at a guiding position where the coins are guided toward a dispensing opening or a non-guiding position where the coins are not guided toward the dispensing opening. A movable stopper is provided in a dispensing passage communicating with the carrying path to be selectively located at a blocking position where the coins are blocked or a non-blocking position where the coins are not blocked to pass through the dispensing passage. During a dispensing operation, the guide member is located at the guiding position and the stopper is located at the non-blocking position. During a non-dispensing operation, the guide member is located at the non-guiding position and the stopper is located at the blocking position. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150140912 | COIN HOPPER WITH A COIN-DELIVERING PRESSER - A coin hopper includes a coin-dispensing unit including a hopper defining a coin outlet, a rotating disk, a power drive, a sensor module and a circuit module for dispensing coins having different thicknesses, and a coin-delivering presser mounted in the hopper and including an elastic member and a float rotatably supported on the elastic member for pressing on one thick coin or thin coin in the rotating disk, enabling the coins to be individually and smoothly delivered to the coin outlet for dispensing and avoiding a coin stuck problem. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150294520 | DEVICE FOR DISPENSING COINS - A device for dispensing coins includes a rotatingly-driven rotary disk, a coin container arranged above the rotary disk, through which coins are fed to a top side of the rotary disk, and a coin discharge. A wiper device is also includes and comprises at least one elastic wiper arm arranged above and at a distance from the top side of the rotary disk and turning with the rotary disk. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20160189462 | INCREASED CAPACITY COIN HOPPER - Implementations described and claimed herein involve systems and methods for handling an increased capacity of coins. In one implementation, an increased capacity coin hopper assembly comprises a bucket assembly, a coin hopper, and a funnel assembly. The bucket assembly has an opening through which one or more coins are receivable, and the coin hopper has a payout disc rotatable by at least one motor. The funnel assembly is disposed between the bucket assembly and the coin hopper and directs the one or more coins from the bucket assembly to the payout disc with a controlled flow. | 06-30-2016 |
