Abstract: To accurately determine whether predetermined events related to moving of product have been completed. An automatic vending machine 1 includes: a product discharging device 5 that discharges a product loaded thereon forward; a bucket moving device 7 that moves a bucket 6 having received the product P discharged from the product discharging device 5; and a control unit 8. The automatic vending machine 1 includes an imaging unit 10 that captures an image containing an image of a placement surface 6a on which the received product P is loaded in the bucket 6. The control unit 8 includes a completion determining unit 83 that determines based on a result of comparison between data of two images captured by the imaging unit at respective timings before and after a predetermined event among a plurality of events related to movement of product, whether the predetermined event has been completed.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic column setting device for an article vending machine. The device is for an article vending machine 1 including a column in an article storing shelf 13, to store articles arranged in a front-rear direction, and a dispensing mechanism 55 removably installed for the column in the shelf 13, to sequentially dispense the stored articles, the mechanism 55 is arbitrarily installable at a plurality of preset right and left positions in the shelf 13, and the automatic column setting device includes a motor presence/absence information preparing section 81 that detects an installation position of motor 61 in accordance with a connected state of motor 61, and a pattern extracting section 82 that determines a type and an installation position of the mechanism 55 in the shelf 13 based on presence/absence information of motor 61 that is detected by the motor presence/absence information preparing section 81.

Abstract: Provided is an automatic column setting device for an article vending machine. The device is for an article vending machine 1 including a column in an article storing shelf 13, to store articles arranged in a front-rear direction, and a dispensing mechanism 55 removably installed for the column in the shelf 13, to sequentially dispense the stored articles, the mechanism 55 is arbitrarily installable at a plurality of preset right and left positions in the shelf 13, and the automatic column setting device includes a motor presence/absence information preparing section 81 that detects an installation position of motor 61 in accordance with a connected state of motor 61, and a pattern extracting section 82 that determines a type and an installation position of the mechanism 55 in the shelf 13 based on presence/absence information of motor 61 that is detected by the motor presence/absence information preparing section 81.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission device comprises: a ground-side coil (13) for generating a magnetic field by current supplied from a power control device (7); a current transformer (23) for detecting the magnitude of an input from the power control device (7); a power supplying device-side control unit (6) for, based on a detection signal from the current transformer (23), controlling the current supplied from the power control device (7) to the ground-side coil (13); and a vehicle-side coil (15) for receiving power via the magnetic field coming from the ground-side coil (13). When detecting an input change having a predetermined value or more on the basis of the detection signal from the input detection unit (23), the power supplying device-side control unit (6) stops the current supplied to the ground-side coil (13).

Abstract: A coil for a non-contact power transmission system according to the present disclosure is used in a non-contact power transmission system to transmit electric power via a non-contact method. The coil includes a first coil in which a wire is wound around at a center of a core; and a second coil placed at an end of the core, and wound with the wire. Winding axes of the first and second coils are oriented in different directions.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-contact charging apparatus including a power transmitting coil and a power receiving coil which face each other. At least one of the power transmitting coil or the power receiving coil includes a magnetic body and a coil wound around the magnetic body. The magnetic body has, on both end portions, exposed regions in which the wound coil is absent. One of the exposed regions that is on a face facing the power transmitting coil or the power receiving coil is larger than another one of the exposed regions that is on a face not facing the power transmitting coil or the power receiving coil.

Abstract: A non-contact charger aims to control transmitted power efficiently. The non-contact charger includes a transmitting coil, an inverter circuit, a receiving coil, and a transmitted power control circuit. The inverter circuit outputs the transmitted power to the transmitting coil. The receiving coil receives power as received power from the transmitting coil. The transmitted power control circuit drives the inverter circuit at a frequency higher than maximum received power frequencies at which the received power has one or two maximum values.

Abstract: A power feeding device of a non-contact charging device includes a power factor improvement circuit which converts an AC power supply to DC, and improves a power factor, a smoothing capacitor connected to an output end of the power factor improvement circuit, an inverter circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements, and generates an AC signal using a voltage of the smoothing capacitor as a power supply, a power feeding section which feeds power based on the AC signal to a power receiving device, and a control circuit which modulates at least one of a duty factor or an operation frequency of each of the switching elements of the inverter circuit in synchronization with the AC power supply.

Abstract: A power feeding device of a non-contact charging device includes a power factor improvement circuit which converts an AC power supply to DC, and improves a power factor, a smoothing capacitor connected to an output end of the power factor improvement circuit, an inverter circuit which includes a plurality of switching elements, and generates an AC signal using a voltage of the smoothing capacitor as a power supply, a power feeding section which feeds power based on the AC signal to a power receiving device, and a control circuit which modulates a duty factor of each of the switching elements of the inverter circuit in synchronization with the AC power supply, wherein the control circuit controls the plurality of switching elements so that an increment of the modulated duty factor is not equal to a decrement of the modulated duty factor.

Abstract: A contactless power transmission device includes a power receiver, a power feeder configured to contactlessly feed power to the power receiver, the power feeder including a primary coil configured to generate magnetic flux by an input alternating current voltage, and a cover configured to cover the primary coil, and a capacitive sensor configured to supply an alternating current voltage to an electrode to measure a capacitance occurring between the electrode and foreign matter present around the cover and thereby detect the foreign matter. The frequency of the alternating current voltage of the capacitive sensor is set to be higher than the frequency of the magnetic flux generated by the primary coil.

Abstract: Disclosed is a noncontact power transmission system including a power transmission device for transmitting power to a power receiving device in a noncontact manner. The power transmission device includes a cover covering a portion of an outline of the power transmission device where the power transmission device faces the power receiving device, a base covering another portion of the outline of the power transmission device where the power transmission device does not face the power receiving device, a magnetic body arranged in a space enclosed with the cover and the base, a coil bobbin covering the magnetic body partially or entirely, and a coil wire which is wound around the coil bobbin and which generates a magnetic flux upon receiving an alternating current. The coil bobbin includes a load support.

Abstract: A coil unit configured to transmit or receive electric power by electromagnetic induction in a noncontact manner, including: a coil into or from both terminals of which a high-frequency voltage is input or output; a metal conductor placed near the coil; and a first capacitor and a second capacitor connected to the terminals of the coil, wherein the ratio of the capacitance between the first capacitor and the second capacitor is set to a value at which a current induced into the metal conductor due to capacitance coupling when a high-frequency voltage is input into or output from the coil is reduced.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a contactless charging device which reduces magnetic field leaking from an air gap between a primary coil and a secondary coil so as to suppress radiation noise in contactless electrical power transmission. The device is provided with a power supply device (1) comprising a primary coil (13) which generates a magnetic field by way of a supply current from a power supply (2), and a power receiving device (8) comprising a secondary coil (15) which receives power by way of the magnetic field from the primary coil (13). The primary coil (13) and the secondary coil (15) are formed by winding coil wires, and the number of turns of the secondary coil (15) is set to be greater than the number of turns of the primary coil (13).

Abstract: A wireless power receiving device for receiving power wirelessly is configured to include a resonant circuit including a power receiving coil and a resonant capacitor for receiving power from a power feeding coil; and a phase adjustment circuit that is provided at a rear stage of the resonant circuit and adjusts a phase difference between a power feeding coil current and a power receiving coil current at a specific frequency to cancel horizontal magnetic flux.

Abstract: A wireless power transmission device comprises: a ground-side coil (13) for generating a magnetic field by current supplied from a power control device (7); a current transformer (23) for detecting the magnitude of an input from the power control device (7); a power supplying device-side control unit (6) for, based on a detection signal from the current transformer (23), controlling the current supplied from the power control device (7) to the ground-side coil (13); and a vehicle-side coil (15) for receiving power via the magnetic field coming from the ground-side coil (13). When detecting an input change having a predetermined value or more on the basis of the detection signal from the input detection unit (23), the power supplying device-side control unit (6) stops the current supplied to the ground-side coil (13).

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a non-contact charging apparatus including a power transmitting coil and a power receiving coil which face each other. At least one of the power transmitting coil or the power receiving coil includes a magnetic body and a coil wound around the magnetic body. The magnetic body has, on both end portions, exposed regions in which the wound coil is absent. One of the exposed regions that is on a face facing the power transmitting coil or the power receiving coil is larger than another one of the exposed regions that is on a face not facing the power transmitting coil or the power receiving coil.

Abstract: A non-contact charger aims to control transmitted power efficiently. The non-contact charger includes a transmitting coil, an inverter circuit, a receiving coil, and a transmitted power control circuit. The inverter circuit outputs the transmitted power to the transmitting coil. The receiving coil receives power as received power from the transmitting coil. The transmitted power control circuit drives the inverter circuit at a frequency higher than maximum received power frequencies at which the received power has one or two maximum values.

Abstract: Disclosed is a noncontact power transmission system including a power transmission device for transmitting power to a power receiving device in a noncontact manner. The power transmission device includes a cover covering a portion of an outline of the power transmission device where the power transmission device faces the power receiving device, a base covering another portion of the outline of the power transmission device where the power transmission device does not face the power receiving device, a magnetic body arranged in a space enclosed with the cover and the base, a coil bobbin covering the magnetic body partially or entirely, and a coil wire which is wound around the coil bobbin and which generates a magnetic flux upon receiving an alternating current. The coil bobbin includes a load support.

Abstract: A non-contact power transmission system according to the present disclosure transmits electric power from a power transmitting coil to a power receiving coil via a non-contact method by utilizing electromagnetic induction. At least one of the power transmitting coil and the power receiving coil includes first and second coils. A wire is wound around the first coil. The second coil is placed at at least one end of the winding axis of the first coil. Another the wire is wound around the second coil. The second coil is arranged such that magnetic fluxes generated along respective winding axes of the first and second coils are oriented in opposite directions.

Abstract: A coil for a non-contact power transmission system according to the present disclosure is used in a non-contact power transmission system to transmit electric power via a non-contact method. The coil includes a first coil in which a wire is wound around at a center of a core; and a second coil placed at an end of the core, and wound with the wire. Winding axes of the first and second coils are oriented in different directions.