Abstract: An improved coin stacking apparatus serving as a preliminary means for a coin packing machine or the like is disclosed, wherein the improvement consists in that a predetermined number of coins are stacked in a stacking space as defined by a pair of endless belts located opposite to each other with the aid of coin supports fixedly secured to the inner portions of the endless belts. The coins to be stacked are delivered into the stacking space by way of a coin passage using a conveyor endless belt. Coin stacking is effected by way of the steps of receiving a coin on the coin supports as if it rides thereon, lowering them stepwise by a distance equivalent to the thickness of a single coin and repeating the above two steps until the predetermined number of coins are stacked one above another.

Abstract: In a coin disposing apparatus, a mechanism is disclosed for aligning a random supply of coins preparatory to further processing. Included is a rotary disc for receiving thereon the coins to be processed from an overhead belt conveyor and for centrifugally sending the coins toward the disc periphery. A coin runway extends from a peripheral position on the rotary disc to a subsequent processing station for aligned delivery of the coins. An endless belt makes frictional contact with the periphery of the rotary disc, except at least where the entrance of the coin runway is located, for simultaneous rotation therewith. Thus, on being centrifugally forced into peripheral contact with the endless belt on the rotary disc, the coins do not revolve about their own axes, unlike the case where the disc rotates inside a fixed annular wall, and so is smoothly and noiselessly fed into the runway one by one. The invention also features a fixed annular wall arranged over the endless belt rotary wall.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for transferring coins to a coin counting system, a coin selecting system or the like by way of a coin passage under centrifugal force caused by rotation of a rotary disc is disclosed. The improvement consists in that the rotary disc includes a first surface portion constituting an inside part thereof from which coins are displaced onto the coin passage one after another with a single line of arrangement maintained, a circular boundary wall defining the outer periphery of the first surface portion and having a height appreciably less than the thickness of the smallest coins to be transferred and a second surface portion extending outward of the circular boundary wall in the radial direction. A coin guiding member is disposed so as to allow the coins on the second surface portion to be displaced back onto the first surface portion while the rotary disc rotates.

Abstract: An overlapping feed detection device in a machine for processing paper, money, slips, checks, or like sheets has propelling rolls driven by a motive power source and operating to propel the sheets and driven rolls disposed movably and spaced by a gate gap from the propelling rolls. The gate gap is for passage therethrough normally of a single sheet at one time. A holding mechanism holds the driven rolls in a nonrotatable state when one sheet passes through the gap, and release it to permit it to rotate when two or more sheets in overlapping state pass therethrough and widen the gap. A rotation detecting device detects the rotation of a rotatable structure.

Abstract: An apparatus for stacking each preassigned number of coins and packaging the coin stack with a wrapper strip. A selector plate is pivotally mounted at one of two exit openings of a discharge chute for the selective discharge of the proper coin packages and stray coins that may be produced during the transportation of each coin stack from stacking station to packaging station and during the subsequent packaging operation. The selector plate is pivotable between a first position for the discharge of the proper packages into one receptacle under one of the chute exit openings and a second position for the discharge of the stray coins into another receptacle under the other exit opening. The pivotal motion of the selector plate is electrically controlled in such a way that the selector plate is held in the second position at least during the time from the completion of each stacking operation to the completion of the packaging of the coin stack.

Abstract: A plurality of coplanar belt conveyors extend in parallel spaced relationship to each other to feed successive sheets to be stacked into a stacking compartment formed on the conveyors. Just upstream of the stacking compartment, one or more endless belts are loosely engaged about pulleys so as to provide free, deformable loops normally lying crosswise with the belt conveyors. Pressed by each sheet being transported by the belt conveyors, the free belt loops engage the upstream edge of an existing stack of sheets in the stacking compartment and raise same away from the conveyors, thereby permitting the new sheet to be fed under the existing sheet stack. The free belt loops can be subsequently withdrawn from between the sheet stack and the new sheet as the belts are revolved about the pulleys in a specific direction. In another embodiment the belts are nonrotatably supported, and a pullout rod extends through their free loops.

Abstract: In a money dispensation control system for a money dispenser which dispenses money having a plurality of denominations, money is dispensed separately in a priority order predetermined according to the denominations, and when the amount of money dispensed in any one of the denominations is less than the amount of money to be dispensed, money of this denomination is dispensed until the shortage is corrected.

Abstract: In a coin processing machine wherein coins from a turntable are sent in succession through a coin passageway to a processing position, a pair of coin guides at least one of which is adjustable by a first control member are arranged on opposite sides of the coin passageway thus defining the width variable of the coin passageway, a residual coin detecting device comprises an electric driving unit driving the first control member and also a second control member in accordance with a selected one of a plurality of selectable denominations of coins set in the machine, and a residual coin detecting member controlled by the second control member in vertical movements between the coin guides prior to the adjustment of the movable coin guide by the first control member, so that coins incidentally remaining in the coin passageway are detected by the coin detecting member.

Abstract: A plurality of coin detecting switches are provided in the coin passages in a coin sorting machine so that jammed coins are located according to the following principle; when one coin detecting switch detects coins, and the succeeding coin detecting switch detects no coins, it is determined that coins are jammed therebetween.

Abstract: In a coin processing apparatus, the flow rate of coins fed into a coin passageway from a rotary disk is detected so as to change the rotation of the rotary disk according to the flow rate thus detected thereby keeping the flow rate of the coins in the coin passageway constant at all times.

Abstract: A system of exchanging money in a money exchanging machine in which different money groups each consisting of money of a single or a plurality of denominations are provided for each of the money of different denominations to be exchanged by the machine, and a customer selects only one of the money groups to cause the machine to achieve the money exchanging.

Abstract: In a paper supplying devide in a coin wrapping apparatus, different kinds of paper, each wound into a roll, are supported respectively on a corresponding number of paper supporting members mounted on paper carrying body. According to the kind of coins selected for wrapping in the coin wrapping apparatus, the paper carrying body is rotated to a position where a suitable kind of paper is supplied to a coin wrapping mechanism of the coin wrapping apparatus and cut into a predetermined length by a single cutting blade, which can be retracted from the path of the movement of the paper carrying body.

Abstract: A coin stacking tube device to be incorporated in a coin wrapping apparatus comprises an outer casing, a plurality of blades within the outer casing, an operative member to set the tube device selectively, for a desired denomination of coins, and a spring member urging the blades inwardly. Each of the blades is loosely supported by the outer casing to be rotatable around one axis and by the operative member to be rotatable around another axis.

Abstract: In a coin classification device in a coin processing machine, coins of various denominations received in a coin receiving section and sent one after another into a coin passageway by a coin picking-up device are classified in-sequence from higher denomination to lower denomination by a plurality of respective rollers arranged along the coin feeding passageway with respective lowest parts at different heights above the passageway and operating to kick or flip coins of respective denominations off the passageway. The coins thus classified are then guided through a plurality of respectively separate passages to separate coin depositing positions to be processed as desired.

Abstract: In a coin packaging machine, a coin stacking cylinder is formed with positive terminal boards, negative terminal boards, and insulating boards which extend in the axial direction of the cylinder in such a manner that one insulating board is interposed for every pair of positive and negative terminal boards. These boards are movably supported so as to change the inside diameter of the cylinder according to the outside diameter of coins to be packaged.

Abstract: A coin delivering device of a coin processing machine comprises a turntable supported on a base, a structure defining a coin passage having an inlet part which communicates with the turntable to deliver coins to be processed, an opening and closing frame pivotally supported on the base, a member for setting the upper limit of the thickness of the coins, and a coin propelling member disposed above the coin passage. The member for setting the upper limit of the thickness of the coins and the coin propelling member are separated together with the frame the turntable and the coin passage by rotating the frame, whereby a part in which coins are jammed can be easily found and the coins can be easily removed from the part.

Abstract: A coin packaging machine for packaging a predetermined number of coins has a denomination selecting section for selecting a denomination of coins, a packaging section for packaging stacked coins in a paper wrapper, a conveyor for conveying coins to the packaging section, and a counting section for counting the number of coins conveyed. Upon selection of a new denomination, the coins of the previously selected denomination left in the packaging section are removed, and packaging of coins of the newly selected denomination is automatically started.

Abstract: A system for controlling a coin-operated locker comprises a time-lapse detecting device which starts its operation upon locking of the locker for detecting the passing of a predetermined unitary period of time of use of the locker and a locking device for preventing the locker from being unlocked after the detection of the predetermined unitary period of time, whereby a rental fee is collected on the basis of the period of time for which the locker has been actually used.

Abstract: A coin packaging system comprises a coin sorting section for sorting out coins mixedly supplied thereto according to the denominations thereof, a coin packaging section for packaging the sorted coins separately according to the denominations, and a coin denomination selecting section for selecting a denomination of coins to be packaged, the sorted coins being stored in respective sorted coin containing sections. According to one aspect of the invention, the coin packaging section is moved to the sorted coin containing sections selectively in response to the operation of the coin denomination selecting section so as to package the sorted coins separately according to the denominations.

Abstract: The present invention is a coin jamming detecting device including a pulse generator for generating pulses at time intervals corresponding to the operation cycle of a coin moving section which operates to move coins delivered thereto from a coin supplying section into a coin storing section, a timer circuit for producing an abnormal signal when the time interval becomes longer than a predetermined period, and a drive control circuit which upon reception of the abnormal signal, operates to stop the coin supplying section, and the coin moving section.