Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
194344000 | INCLUDING SPECIFIC CHECK PASSAGEWAY (E.G., CHUTE DETAIL, ETC.) | 31 |
20080264756 | Intermediate Cash Box - An intermediate cash box includes a flap assembly that is pivotally mounted in a housing, said assembly forming a receptacle for coins in its resting position. When the flap assembly is pivoted in a controlled manner, this releases the coins into a return channel or a cash box. The flap assembly comprises two V-shaped flaps, each flap being assigned to a pivotally mounted gate lever with a slide-gate track that guides the displacement of the flap. A rotatably mounted displacement transfer element, which is driven by a drive, is in contact with the gate levers and transfers the displacement of the drive to one of the respective gate levers in order to pivot the latter. | 10-30-2008 |
20090014278 | Money handling unit provided with a removable coin receptacle - A money handling unit provided with a removable coin receptacle consisting of a fixed structure includes a housing ( | 01-15-2009 |
20090045032 | DEVICE FOR SORTING DISK BODIES - [Problems] To provide a device for sorting disk bodies, where workability in maintenance and check, including cleaning etc., of a disk body guide passage is further improved and accuracy of sorting disk bodies is further enhanced. | 02-19-2009 |
20090127066 | COIN SLOPE - A sloping surface slopes downward. Longwise ribs are provided to be adjacent to each other on the sloping surface. The longwise ribs extend from an upper area of the sloping surface to a lower area of the sloping surface. A diagonal rib diagonally crosses a direction orthogonal to a direction of a gravitational force on the sloping surface. The diagonal rib is not taller than the longwise rib. | 05-21-2009 |
20090194387 | Self service terminal - A self service terminal having a slot; at least one shutter for selectively opening and closing the slot and a gear drive for moving the shutter between open and closed positions, the gear drive having a first gear that interacts with a second gear, at least one of the first and second gears defining a stop that is engagable with the other of the first and second gears to stop or prevent non-gear driven movement of the shutter. | 08-06-2009 |
20110253501 | COIN MECHANISM FOR A BULK VENDING MACHINE - The present embodiments provide a coin receiving mechanism for a vending machine. In one embodiment, the coin receiving mechanism comprises a faceplate having at least one coin slot formed therein, a coin wheel, and a backplate dimensioned to cover at least a portion of the coin wheel and the faceplate. At least one attachment zone for coupling the backplate to the faceplate is positioned at least partially laterally outside of said opening formed in the vending machine. A method is also provided for retrofitting a vending machine by removing a first coin receiving mechanism having one coin slot from engagement with an opening formed in the vending machine, and installing a second coin receiving mechanism having two coin slots disposed in a side-by-side manner into engagement with the opening of the vending machine. | 10-20-2011 |
20120199438 | COIN PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A coin processing apparatus detects the existence of the residual coins on the dispensing tray if the time during which an optical residual coin detection unit detects no dispensed coins on the dispensing tray (S | 08-09-2012 |
20120255831 | COIN SLOPE - A sloping surface slopes downward. Longwise ribs are provided to be adjacent to each other on the sloping surface. The longwise ribs extend from an upper area of the sloping surface to a lower area of the sloping surface. A diagonal rib diagonally crosses a direction orthogonal to a direction of a gravitational force on the sloping surface. The diagonal rib is not taller than the longwise rib. | 10-11-2012 |
20120285794 | AUTOMATED COIN OPERATION SHARE ALLOCATION DEVICE - A coin operated air compressor providing compressed air with a share splitter for diverting the proceeds from deposited coins into separate collection bins according to predetermined ratio(s). | 11-15-2012 |
20140083815 | VALUABLE PAPER POSITION CORRECTION METHOD - A valuable paper position correction method for correcting an offset valuable paper includes the step of enabling two sensors of a sensor unit to sense the presence of the valuable paper, the step of determining the time span between the detection of the sensors, the step of calculating the difference in distance between the two bill-transfer roller sets using the detected data of the time span and the revolving speeds of motors, the step of calculating the length of time needed for speed change, the step of controlling one of the motors to change its speed in driving the respective bill-transfer roller set, and the step of controlling the speeded up or slowed down motor to return to its former speed after the length of time for speed change is up. | 03-27-2014 |
20140090950 | Bezel Assembly For Use with An Automated Transaction Device - The bezel assembly for data reception, for use with a bill validator in a financial transactional device, includes a bezel housing and a data reception assembly. The bezel housing includes a customer-facing front portion and a back plate connectable to the bill validator that is mounted within the transactional device cabinet. The front portion includes an insertion/dispensing slot for receiving currency and a projecting protrusion forward of the casing. The forward-extending protrusion accommodates at least a portion of the data reception assembly. The bezel assembly can include a wireless communication function that is communicably connectable with a mobile device via a wireless communication method, a manual entry function, a biometric reader, one or more cameras for scanning and decrypting 2D barcodes and the like, thus enhancing the overall functionality of the financial transactional device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090951 | BEZEL ASSEMBLY FOR DATA RECEPTION - The bezel assembly for data reception, for use with a bill validator in a financial transactional device, includes a bezel housing and a data reception assembly. The bezel housing includes a customer-facing front portion and a back plate connectable to the bill validator that is mounted within the transactional device cabinet. The front portion includes an insertion/dispensing slot for receiving currency and a projecting hollow tongue forward of the casing. The forward-extending hollow tongue accommodates at least a portion of the data reception assembly. The bezel assembly can include a wireless communication function that is communicably connectable with a mobile device via a wireless communication method, a manual entry function, a biometric reader, one or more cameras for scanning and decrypting 2D barcodes and the like, thus enhancing the overall functionality of the financial transactional device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090952 | Bezel Assembly Comprising Biometric Authentication For Use with An Automated Transaction Device - The bezel assembly for data reception, for use with a bill validator in a financial transactional device, includes a bezel housing and a data reception assembly. The bezel housing includes a customer-facing front portion and a back plate connectable to the bill validator that is mounted within the transactional device cabinet. The front portion includes an insertion/dispensing slot for receiving currency and a projecting protrusion forward of the casing. The forward-extending protrusion accommodates at least a portion of the data reception assembly. The bezel assembly can include a wireless communication function that is communicably connectable with a mobile device via a wireless communication method, a manual entry function, a biometric reader, one or more cameras for scanning and decrypting 2D barcodes and the like, thus enhancing the overall functionality of the financial transactional device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140090953 | Bezel Assembly Comprising Image Recognition For Use with An Automated Transaction Device - The bezel assembly for data reception, for use with a bill validator in a financial transactional device, includes a bezel housing and a data reception assembly. The bezel housing includes a customer-facing front portion and a back plate connectable to the bill validator that is mounted within the transactional device cabinet. The front portion includes an insertion/dispensing slot for receiving currency and a projecting protrusion forward of the casing. The forward-extending protrusion accommodates at least a portion of the data reception assembly. The bezel assembly can include a wireless communication function that is communicably connectable with a mobile device via a wireless communication method, a manual entry function, a biometric reader, one or more cameras for scanning and decrypting 2D barcodes and the like, thus enhancing the overall functionality of the financial transactional device. | 04-03-2014 |
20140216889 | DEVICE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF COINS - A device for the acceptance of coins which allows the acceptance of individual coins as well as the acceptance of various coins for further processing of the coins, whereby the device includes a laterally moveable holding fixture. The holding fixture has both a side with a coin insertion slot, and a receptacle area for the reception of a plurality of coins. | 08-07-2014 |
20140251752 | ARCED-PASSAGE TRANSFER APPARATUS - An arced-passage transfer apparatus. Same is arranged on a transfer passage between a banknote depositing module, a banknote dispensing module, and a banknote bundling module of a financial self-service device having deposit, withdraw, and bundling features, and comprises a large driving wheel, several flexible rollers, and a passage guide plate. The large driving wheel comprises at least one H-shaped wheel and at least one rubber wheel, where the H-shaped wheel and the rubber wheel are arranged on a same shaft. The flexible rollers floatingly press on the rubber wheel, and rotate in coordination with the rubber wheel to provide a driving force for transferring banknotes. The passage guide plate is used for fixing the flexible rollers to press on the rubber wheel; also, the passage guide plate and the H-shaped wheel constitute an arced passage for transferring the banknotes. | 09-11-2014 |
20140291111 | ADJUSTING APPARATUS FOR SELF-SERVICE DEVICES AND ADJUSTING METHOD - An apparatus is provided for adjusting an installation position of modules in a self-service device that has a first module, a second module and a transfer module with a transfer slot for transferring notes of pecuniary value from the first module to the second module or vice versa. The transfer module is held in an operating position by a fastening device and forms a spacing to the second module. An adjusting mechanism is associated with the transfer module so that the transfer module, by forming different spacing to the second module, is mounted so as to be adjustable in an adjusting direction that extends perpendicularly with respect to the transfer slot and in a transfer plane of the notes of pecuniary value which is predefined by the transfer slot. | 10-02-2014 |
20150027848 | DEVICE FOR INSERTING BANK NOTES INTO A BILL ACCEPTOR - A device for inserting bank notes into a bank note processing device. The bank note processing device has a main body, a support surface for supporting a bank note to be inserted on a flat side, and at least one lateral positioning edge for laterally positioning the slot on the bank note processing device and/or for connecting the slot to the bank processing device in an accurately fitting manner. The device for inserting bank notes into a bank note processing device is characterized by a setting mechanism for variably setting the position of the positioning edge transversely to the insertion direction of the bank note through the slot. | 01-29-2015 |
20150034452 | MEDIA ITEM TRANSPORTATION - The present invention provides a method and apparatus for transporting items of media along a transport path. The apparatus comprises a first transport member having a first end region and a further transport member having a further end region, wherein the first end region is spaced apart from the further end region, and a bridge member extending between the first end region and the further end region, wherein a length of the bridge member is adjustable responsive to a one of the first and further end regions being moved with respect to a remainder one of the first and further end regions. | 02-05-2015 |
20150047946 | Controlled Coin Portal - A controlled coin inlet or portal is described that allows for improved alignment of a coin with the coin entry slot of a coin acceptor mechanism. A coin entry slot having at least an upper or lower edge is dimensioned to allow entry of a coin of a desired maximum width in a substantially on-edge orientation. The coin portal may include at least one outwardly extending coin guide slot of substantially corresponding maximum width as the coin entry slot and positioned adjacent to the upper or lower edge of the coin entry slot. | 02-19-2015 |
20150114795 | CLAMPING OF MEDIA ITEMS - The present invention provides apparatus and a method for transporting at least one media item along a transport path, comprising locating a bunch of media items between at least one support surface and at least one clamp surface, and selectively moving said clamp surface towards or away from said support surface to apply a predetermined clamp force to the bunch of media items, wherein a predetermined angle of said clamp surface relative to said support surface is substantially constant when said clamp surface is moved towards or away from said support surface. | 04-30-2015 |
20150310690 | AUTOMATIC TELLER MACHINE - An automatic teller machine includes a guide, shafts and rollers. The guide extends in a conveyance direction along which papers are conveyed and includes a conveyance surface on which the papers are conveyed. The shafts are retained in the guide, and the rollers are turnably supported by the shafts. The guide includes a roller slot in which the rollers are disposed, and pairs of shaft slots that are opposingly formed to sandwich the roller slot. Each pair of shaft slots retains two ends of one of the shafts. The guide may include protrusion portions in the shaft slots that protrude in a direction orthogonal to the conveyance surface, and the shafts may include holes through which the protrusion portions are inserted when the shafts are retained in the shaft slots. Projection portions may be formed at the guide, projecting from predetermined positions of inner faces of the shaft slots, and the projection portions may abut against the shafts when the shafts are retained in the shaft slots. | 10-29-2015 |
20160042583 | Controlled Coin Portal - A controlled coin inlet or portal is described that allows for improved alignment of a coin with the coin entry slot of a coin acceptor mechanism. A coin entry slot having at least an upper or lower edge is dimensioned to allow entry of a coin of a desired maximum width in a substantially on-edge orientation. The coin portal may include at least one outwardly extending coin guide slot of substantially corresponding maximum width as the coin entry slot and positioned adjacent to the upper or lower edge of the coin entry slot. | 02-11-2016 |
194345000 | And scavenger mechanism | 1 |
20090283383 | Check processing module for a self-service check depositing terminal - A check processing module (CPM) is provided for a self-service check depositing terminal. The CPM comprises a substantially U-shaped plastic guide including (i) first and second leg portions forming the substantially U-shape, (ii) a surface which forms an opening in the first leg portion, and (ii) a releasing member which is disposed on the second leg portion. The CPM further comprises a shaft assembly including (i) a plastic shaft having opposite end portions and a central portion between the opposite end portions, (ii) a number of drive rollers disposed on the central portion, (iii) a first plastic race bearing attached to one end portion of the plastic shaft and disposed in the opening of the plastic guide, and (iv) a second plastic race bearing attached to the other end portion of the plastic shaft and secured by the releasing member to the plastic guide. The releasing member is operable to secure the shaft assembly to the plastic guide during operation of the CPM, and is operable to release the shaft assembly from the plastic guide during disassembly of parts of the CPM. | 11-19-2009 |
194346000 | And movable check diverter | 4 |
20090071795 | Coin-guiding plate for a coin counter - A coin-guiding plate includes: a fixing segment; a guiding segment extending from the fixing segment, and having opposite first and second sides, a second guiding portion being recessed relative to a first guiding portion at the second side, the first guiding portion having a pointed tip opposite to the second guiding portion; and a blocking member formed at a junction of the fixing segment and the second guiding portion. The fixing segment is adapted to be fixed to a housing such that the guiding segment extends into a groove of a rotary plate that receives coins, and such that the first and second sides respectively face toward and away from a central plate portion of the rotary plate. The blocking member is adapted to form a gap with a groove bottom having a size for allowing at most one coin therethrough when the fixing segment is fixed to the housing. | 03-19-2009 |
20090078531 | Device for Sorting Coins - A device for sorting coins in at least four coin tubes of a coin changer that leave a coin testing device, the coin tubes being located in a common plane, the device comprising a housing having a substantially vertical wall, a first gate element including a first runway inclined relative to a horizontal level and a barrier portion at the lower end of a first runway, the first gate element being supported for movement approximately perpendicular to wall and actuable by a first electro magnet between two positions, in the first position the first runway projecting from wall and the first barrier portion together with wall forming a passage whereby a coin may roll along the first runway through the passage while in the second position the runway extends into wall and the first barrier portion is adjacent to wall. | 03-26-2009 |
20090139829 | Device for sorting coins, tokens, chips and the like - An apparatus is provided for sorting coins, tokens, chips and the like having a chute which has at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets and which possesses a flat, substantially rectangular cross-section, in which a movable shunt is associated with at least one of the outlets, the shunt being movable between a channeling away position engaging into the chute and a passage position. It is proposed to provide the chute with at least three or also more outlets and to arrange them in a special manner in order to achieve a compact construction without any larger height losses despite the increased number of outlets. The chute has at least two flat side outlets which are arranged above one another in the falling direction through the chute and which branch off the chute at a flat side of the chute and which also have a base outlet which substantially branches off the chute in the falling direction, with a respective shunt being associated with the flat side outlets. The flat side of the chute in this respect is the chute side which is disposed opposite one of the two flat sides of the coins falling through the chute. The chute advantageously has a pressed flat cross-section which is preferably rectangular, has two oppositely disposed wide flat sides and two oppositely disposed narrow sides and forces the coins falling or sliding through the chute into a predetermined direction. The flat sides are in this respect not disposed opposite the cylindrical jacket surfaces of the coins and/or tokens or chips, but opposite the flat sides showing the coin embossing such as value numbers or heads. The coins are accordingly channeled away transversely to their flat sides via the flat side outlets. The plurality of flat side outlets arranged above on another have the great advantage in this respect that the coin sorting body can be made in particularly compact form since the flat side outlets can be arranged very closely above one another independently of the coin diameter and the shunts associated with the flat side outlets also only require a very limited switch path which can be a great deal smaller than it could be if the coins were channeled off via their jacket surface sides. In addition, the small required switch paths permit very short switch times for the shunts, whereby a high throughput can be achieved. | 06-04-2009 |
20090205928 | Electronic Coin Checker - An electronic coin checker is disclosed, comprising a coin insert, a coin running track, in the region of which at least one checking device, for checking the coins, is arranged and a deflector. According to the result from the checking device, the deflector may be placed in a withdrawn position, opening the acceptance channel, or in an extended position, in which the coin is deflected into a return channel which ends in a return opening in the front region of the coin checker. The deflector comprises means for clamping which clamp a false coin introduced through the return opening in the extended state of the deflector, by means of withdrawing the deflector. | 08-20-2009 |
194347000 | Having means to divert spurious matter | 3 |
20090159395 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONDITIONING COINS PRIOR TO DISCRIMINATION - A coin conditioner is provided for cleaning or otherwise conditioning coins in a coin discriminator apparatus prior to transfer to a coin sensor. Coins enter through a feed tray and move down the length of a perforated tumbler, preferably without the use of gravity, such as under screw force, mechanical or centrifugal force. The spinning tumbler is preferably rotated about its longitudinal axis by a motor. In one embodiment, a blower or vacuum draws or moves air from one area to another, with the air preferably being filtered. As coins move through and down a tumbler, projections such as vanes, fins, ridges, dimples, spines or other raised features cause mechanical agitation and/or abrasion as coins are lifted and dropped while passing longitudinally through the tumbler. The coins are conditioned and non-coin matter is collected as it is separated and/or abraded from the coin surfaces. Tumbler perforations permit non-coin matter to pass through the perforations into a collection tray or other apparatus and/or are collected into filter media as a result of the air flow. In one embodiment, the air pressure system eliminates or reduces the occurrence of low density or light non-coin matter, such as hair or dust, and prevents these materials from settling or being carried through downstream portions of the coin processing system. | 06-25-2009 |
20120267215 | DEVICE FOR THE ACCEPTANCE OF COINS - Device for the acceptance of coins which allows the acceptance of individual coins as well as the acceptance of various coins for further processing of the coins, whereby the device is a drawer-like, laterally moveable holding fixture ( | 10-25-2012 |
20150371483 | PARKING METER - A parking meter comprises a meter base ( | 12-24-2015 |