Stacked Contents (e.g., Coins) Patents (Class 53/212)
  • Patent number: 11514744
    Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for a coin sorting apparatus. In one example, a coin sorting apparatus is configured to receive a coin wrapper without moving a coin tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Cassida Corporation
    Inventor: Matvey Birulia
  • Patent number: 9836909
    Abstract: Chip sorting devices may include at least one chip collection tube having at least one adjustable wall that at least partially defines an inner diameter of the at least one chip collection tube. The at least one adjustable wall may be at least partially rotatable to define different inner diameters. Chip sorting devices may include a chip hopper having a relief mechanism for clearing chips that become jammed between a chip chamber and a base plate of the chip hopper. Methods of sorting chips may include actuating the relief mechanism to increase a space between a top plate of the relief mechanism and the chip chamber. Methods of setting up a chip sorting device may include adjusting an inner lateral dimension of the at least one chip collection tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Shuffle Master GmbH & Co KG
    Inventor: Peter Krenn
  • Patent number: 9003748
    Abstract: A wrapping unit for wrapping and forming a predetermined number of stacked coins into a coin-roll is arranged in a lower region of a machine body. A coin storing and feeding unit and sending unit are arranged side by side in a width direction of the machine body above the wrapping unit. Thus, the machine body is downsized in its width direction. In a state where a dispensing box attached to a dispensing box attachment unit is locked, coins are fed from the coin storing and feeding units, and the fed coins are recognized by a dispensing recognition unit, and sent to the dispensing box. If coins for dispensing sent to the dispensing box are normal coins, the dispensing box is unlocked. If an abnormal coin is recognized, a bottom plate of the dispensing box is opened. Coins dropping from the dispensing box are collected in a collection unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Jyun Hosoda, Kousaku Kayahara, Keiji Nakamura
  • Patent number: 8955295
    Abstract: The stacking unit is provided with a stacking space, which accepts coins transported by the transport unit from above and stacks the coins. In the stacking space, stack support portions which support coins to be stacked are provided movably up and down. Coins to be stacked are supported in an inclined state by the stack support portions. At a height in which the stack of coins supported by the stack support portions are stacked, an inclination maintaining portion in which the higher side of the inclination of a coin comes into contact with is provided. The inclinations of coins higher than a space portion are forcibly maintained by the inclination maintaining portion, the space portion being formed on the higher side of the inclination of the coin at a height in the stack of the coins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignee: Glory Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Maetaka, Yusuke Inuki, Kazuma Sugahara, Yoshikatsu Ota
  • Patent number: 8617257
    Abstract: There is provided a simple-structured and inexpensive device for stacking a successive separator and sheet electrodes which can protect an end portion of a sheet electrode when folding the successive separator, and which enables smooth folding of the separator to improve the productivity. The device comprises a stacking stage 10 which adsorbs and holds a leading end of the tape-like separator S, and on which sheet electrodes P, N and the separator S are successively stacked, separator reciprocating means for reciprocating the tape-like separator S on the stacking stage 10 with the stacking stage 10 being as a center, and a folding guide member 20 which comes close/moves apart relative to the stacking stage 10, covers both side ends of the stacked sheet electrode P, N in the moving direction of the separator S, and guides folding of the separator S accompanied by a reciprocal movement of the separator S at both side ends of the sheet electrode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Enax, Inc.
    Inventors: Munehiro Kadowaki, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20110005166
    Abstract: The present invention provides a coin wrapping machine which can reliably wrap coins according to the state of wrapping paper 16 and coin variation, and can satisfy the demand for neat wrapping of even coins that are of the same denomination and the demand for quick wrapping and improvement in process efficiency. A predetermined number of stacked coins are held by wrapping rollers and rotated, wrapping paper is wrapped around the peripheral surface of the stacked coins, and a pair of crimping hooks are moved toward end faces of the stacked coins and crimp both ends of the wrapping paper 16 around the end faces of the stacked coins. The crimping speed at which both ends of the wrapping paper 16 are folded around the end faces of the stacked coins by the crimping hooks 68 is arbitrarily selected. The rotation speed of the wrapping rollers 67 is adjusted according to a denomination, and the crimping speed of the crimping hooks 68 is adjusted to a selected crimping speed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2008
    Publication date: January 13, 2011
    Inventors: Tetsuya Yamano, Kazuma Sugahara
  • Publication number: 20100132308
    Abstract: There is provided a simple-structured and inexpensive device for stacking a successive separator and sheet electrodes which can protect an end portion of a sheet 5 electrode when folding the successive separator, and which enables smooth folding of the separator to improve the productivity. The device comprises a stacking stage 10 which adsorbs and holds a leading end of the tape-like separator S, and on which sheet electrodes P, N and the separator S are successively stacked, separator reciprocating means for reciprocating the tape-like separator S on the stacking stage 10 with the 10 stacking stage 10 being as a center, and a folding guide member 20 which comes close/moves apart relative to the stacking stage 10, covers both side ends of the stacked sheet electrode P, N in the moving direction of the separator S, and guides folding of the separator S accompanied by a reciprocal movement of the separator S at both side ends of the sheet electrode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2007
    Publication date: June 3, 2010
    Inventors: Munehiro Kadowaki, Kiyoko Abe, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Patent number: 7257936
    Abstract: Groups of products stacked on edge are wrapped in sealed stick packs by a method that involves passing a sheet (4) of heat-sealable wrapping material around each group (1) of products (2) and sealing the two side edges (8) in such a way as to fashion a tubular wrapper (12) with end portions (14) projecting axially from the assembled group (1), then spreading each end portion (14) flat by inserting a tongue (16) and heat-sealing each relative pair of flattened edges to render the wrapper airtight. Thereafter, the sealed ends are subjected to a cold crimping action from which each end portion (14) emerges with two impressed crease lines (24) positioned to delimit a central portion (25) that will be folded directly against the corresponding end face of the group (1), and two lateral portions (26) that will be folded inwards over the central portion (25).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2007
    Assignee: Azionaria Costruzioni Macchine Automatiche A.C.M.A. S.p.A.
    Inventors: Sandro Salicini, Stefano Cavallari
  • Patent number: 7155884
    Abstract: A stretching device for a stretch wrap machine includes a support structure and a film support for rotatably holding a roll of stretchable film. First and second rollers are rotatably mounted to the support structure. The stretching device includes a take-off device for supporting film as it is fed from the stretching device. A power drive assembly includes a motor, and the power drive assembly is configured to rotate the first and second rollers to stretch a film between the rollers. The stretching device further includes an elongated flexible member forming a loop and having a connector adapted for securing stretchable film. A guide assembly adjacent first ends of the first and second rollers movably supports the elongated flexible member to guide stretchable film through the stretching device. A disengagable drive is operably coupled to the elongated flexible member to provide powered movement of the elongated flexible member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Cousins Packaging, inc.
    Inventors: Neil G. Cousins, Boris Radovanovic, Srbislav Davidovic
  • Patent number: 6733380
    Abstract: A coin handling machine (10) having sorting openings from which respective denominations of coins are sorted prior to exiting the coin handling machine (10), includes a plurality of coin tubes (20) for holding coin wrappers (24) for respective denominations in a substantially upright position for receiving coins of respective denominations. The coin tubes (20) are mounted to one or more chutes (16) on the coin handling machine (10) for receiving coins of respective denominations that pass through the sorting openings. The coin tubes have portions (22, 23) with a shape for directing said coins into respective coin wrappers (24). Pivotable clips (26) are mounted in the lower end of the coin tubes (20) to support the lower end of the coin wrappers (24). Several specific embodiments having different types of attachment to coin handling machines are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2004
    Assignee: De La Rue Cash Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Cory A. Kohls, Myron Spoehr, Thomas P. Adams
  • Patent number: 6606842
    Abstract: The apparatus for packing cash in a change pack based on input change data of the present invention comprises: a contractor register for registering a contractor; a store register for registering a store of the contractor; a cash-register register for registering a cash register of the store; and a data input device for registering change data by at least one of store and cash register and by day.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 19, 2003
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines, Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mizuo Ohshita
  • Patent number: 6598376
    Abstract: The apparatus for dispensing change and packing cash in a change pack, according to the present invention, comprises: a data input device for inputting change data; a change data divider for calculating an amount of cash corresponding to the change data based on the change data input from the data input device, comparing the calculated amount of cash with a predetermined reference value, and dividing the change data into a plurality of pack data so that the amount of cash corresponding to each divided change data is below the reference value, when the calculated amount of cash exceeds the reference value; and a change pack producer for producing the change pack based on the change data when the change data is not divided, and producing the change pack based on the divided pack data when the change data is divided by the change data divider.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mizuo Ohshita
  • Patent number: 6519920
    Abstract: The coin wrapping machine of the present invention comprises a coin feeding device for feeding a plurality of coins one by one; a stacking device for stacking the fed coins; a wrapping paper winding and clamping device for performing a wrapping operation to produce wrapped stacks of coins by winding a wrapping paper around the circumference of the stacked coins, and clamping the wrapping paper by a pair of upper and lower clamping nails by moving the respective nails upwardly and downwardly; an insufficient/excess number detecting device for detecting an insufficient or excess number of the wrapped stack of coins; and a wrapping paper multiple winding control device for directing the wrapping paper winding and clamping device to perform the wrapping operation twice or more for the wrapped stack of coins when the insufficient or excess number of coins is detected by an insufficient/excess number detecting device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Shinichiro Shinbashi
  • Patent number: 6519921
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine includes a rotatable disk for feeding coins toward a coin passage by centrifugal force produced by the rotation thereof, a disk motor for rotating the rotatable disk, a transporting belt for transporting the coins along the coin passage, a belt motor for driving the transporting belt, a coin stacker, a coin wrapping device having a plurality of wrapping rollers, a wrapping roller motor for driving the wrapping rollers, a pair of crimp claws, a crimp claw motor for moving the pair of crimp claws, and a driving speed controller for controlling the disk motor, the belt motor, the wrapping roller motor and the crimp claw motor based on the denomination of the predetermined coins. According to this coin wrapping machine, it is possible to stack and wrap coins having different shapes, diameters, thickness and the like efficiently and as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsumasa Tsuruda, Nobushige Horiguchi, Shoichi Uda
  • Patent number: 6499277
    Abstract: A coin wrapper for wrapping coins comprises a coin input region for receiving the coins, a coin queuing mechanism for receiving the coins from the coin input region and moving each of the coins away from the coin input region, a coin stacking region for receiving coins from the coin queuing mechanism and stacking the coins on at least one stacking element to created a coin stack, and a coin wrapping region for receiving the coin stack on the stacking element from the coin stacking region. The coin wrapping region includes a plurality of rollers for rotating the coin stack and a paper feed mechanism for introducing paper to be wrapped around the coin stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: David A. Warner, Sanjay A. Shivde, Frank Csekme, John Zygowicz, John S. Lykowski, John F. Weggesser
  • Patent number: 6487834
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine includes an operation mode selector for selecting a counting mode for counting coins or a wrapping mode for wrapping coins, a coin passage, a first coin sensor provided in the coin passage for detecting physical properties of coins, a second coin sensor provided in the coin passage downstream of the first coin sensor for detecting physical properties of coins different from those to be detected by the first coin sensor, a first coin sorter provided in the coin passage downstream of the second coin sensor for sorting, a second coin sorter provided in the coin passage downstream of the second coin sensor for sorting coins, a third coin sorter provided in the coin passage downstream of the second coin sensor for sorting coins, and a discriminator for discriminating, based on the physical properties detected by the first coin sensor and the second coin sensor, and the second coin sorter being made responsive to such inclusion for sorting one kind between the new issue coins and the past is
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2002
    Assignee: Laurel Precision Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mitsuharu Kagami
  • Publication number: 20020112455
    Abstract: The top end portion of the outer peripheral surface of a coin feeding roller (4) protrudes in a stacking section (3) as a rotating friction surface (40) so as to correspond to the end portion of a coin passage (1). A plurality of coins (C) are conveyed to the end portion of the coin passage (1) in a row in a direction of diameter of the coins by means of a conveying mechanism (2). The rotating friction surface (40) of the feeding roller rotates while contacting the lower surface of the conveyed coin (C), to cause the coin to get over the rotating friction surface from an upstream side to a downstream side of the friction surface with respect to the direction of rotation thereof. Thus, the roller (4) displaces the trailing edge of the previously conveyed coin upwards so that the leading edge of a subsequently conveyed coin can enter between the previously conveyed coin and the friction surface. By repeating this operation, a plurality of conveyed coins are sequentially stacked in the stacking section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2002
    Publication date: August 22, 2002
    Inventors: Kazuma Sugahara, Yusuke Inuki
  • Patent number: 6397565
    Abstract: The apparatus for dispensing change of the present invention comprises: a data input device for inputting change data; a base sheet supplier for supplying a base sheet; a top sheet supplier for supplying a top sheet; a cash deliverer for delivering cash based on the change data input to the data input device; and a change pack producer for producing a change pack by packing the cash delivered by the cash deliverer between the base sheet supplied by the base sheet supplier and the top sheet supplied by the top sheet supplier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Mizuo Ohshita
  • Patent number: 6385944
    Abstract: A coin packaging apparatus has a structure facilitating confirmation of the correction or incorrectness of packaging paper when the wrong packaging paper is set, and facilitates replacement of the packaging paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2002
    Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Taniguchi, Kazuma Sugahara, Masaaki Suzuki, Fumio Kibihara
  • Publication number: 20020023416
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine includes a discriminator for discriminating whether or not a coin is acceptable, a denomination of the coin when the coin is acceptable and whether or not the denomination of the coin coincides with that specified and counting coins of the specified denomination, a coin stacking device for stacking coins of the denomination to be wrapped, a reference stacked coin height data memory for storing reference stacked coin height data for each denomination of coins stacked by the coin stacking device, and a coin number discrepancy detecting device including a comparator for comparing a height of stacked coins and the reference stacked coin height data for each denomination stored in the reference stacked coin height data memory, the discriminator being made responsive to inclusion in coins of the specified denomination of new issue coins and past issue circulating coins for discriminating whether each coin is a new issue coin or a past issue circulating coin, and the coin number and discrepan
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 28, 2002
    Applicant: LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Isao Fukumoto, Mitsumasa Tsuruda, Minguo Wang
  • Patent number: 6209294
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine including a coin stacking section for stacking deposited coins, a coin wrapping section for wrapping coins stacked by the coin stacking section and a coin supporting post for supporting the stacked coins and moving them from the coin stacking section to the coin wrapping section, the coin wrapping machine further including a light projector disposed between the coin stacking section and the coin wrapping section for projecting light onto the stacked coins being moved from the coin stacking section to the coin wrapping section, a line sensor disposed between the coin stacking section and the coin wrapping section for photoelectrically detecting light impinging onto the stacked coins from the light projector and reflected by edges of the stacked coins and a CPU for detecting portions between adjacent coins based on detection data produced by the line sensor, thereby determining the number of the stacked coins supported by the coin supporting post.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Eikou Hibari
  • Patent number: 6138437
    Abstract: Cigarette packs (10) are usually provided with an outer wrapper (13) made of thin, transparent or clear film. Furthermore, cigarette packs (10) are furnished with a (revenue) stamp (25). This is attached to the inner side of the outer wrapper (13) with glue or by other means. A tear-off strip (28) for the outer wrapper (13) is laid in place so that it severs the stamp (25) when torn off. This is connected to the pack by gluing its inner side to the facing side wall (16) of the pack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Focke & Co. (GmbH & Co.)
    Inventors: Heinz Focke, Thomas Hafker, Jurgen Schwecke
  • Patent number: 5970683
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine includes a coin denomination selecting device for selecting the denomination of coins to be wrapped, a coin discrimination and counter device for discriminating and counting the coins to be wrapped, a coin stacking device for stacking a predetermined number of coins, a coin wrapping device for wrapping a wrapping paper around the stacked coins and crimping both ends of the wrapping paper, and a speed setting device for setting the operating speed of wrapping rollers to a predetermined speed and setting the moving speed of a crimping device to a predetermined speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katsuyuki Miyamoto, Nobushige Horiguchi, Syouichi Uda
  • Patent number: 5573457
    Abstract: A coin wrapping system comprises (1) a coin wrapping mechanism forming loose coins into wrapped rolls of coins, (2) an operator interface panel, and (3) a controller coupling the operator interface panel to the coin wrapping mechanism. To provide the coin wrapping system with total flexibility in operation and other functions, the operator interface panel includes a display and a touch screen mounted over the display. The controller causes the display to display keys. The controller operably couples the touch screen to the displayed keys such that actuation of the touch screen at a position above one of the displayed keys causes the controller to perform a function associated with that displayed key. Preferably, the controller is operable, via the touch screen, in a plurality of modes including a basic operating mode, a memory recall mode, an adjustment for wrap quality mode, a diagnostics mode, and a programming mode. The basic operating mode preferably includes an error detection and recovery function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 12, 1996
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventors: Gary P. Watts, Richard A. Mazur, John F. Weggesser
  • Patent number: 5557908
    Abstract: A coin processing machine comprises a rotatable disk receiving deposited coins and feeding out the received coins to a coin sorting passage by a centrifugal force produced by rotation thereof. The coin sorting passage has a pair of guide members. The denomination of coins to be processed is selected, and the coins which are fed out to the coin sorting passage are processed in accordance with the denomination selected. The coin processing machine further comprises data storage of data concerning the denomination of coins to be processed. The coin data is input into the data storage. A controller reads out the coin data from the data storage in accordance with the denomination selected so as to control the coin processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1996
    Assignee: Laural Bank Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ozeki, Mamoru Takasaki, Katsuyuki Miyamoto, Mitsumasa Tsuruda
  • Patent number: 5540031
    Abstract: A coin stacker for stacking coins to be wrapped includes a pair of stacking blocks each being movable relative to the other perpendicular to a vertical plane including the center line of a coin sorting passage for passing coins of a predetermined denomination therethrough. The first stacking block includes a first inner wall section lying at an angle X to the direction in which the coin sorting passage extends and a second inner wall section lying at an angle -X to the vertical plane including the center line of the coin sorting passage. The second inner wall section is higher than the first inner wall section in the direction in which the coins are stacked. The second stacking block includes a first inner wall section and a second inner wall section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: Laural Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ozeki, Mamoru Takasaki, Katsuyuki Miyamoto, Mitsumasa Tsuruda
  • Patent number: 5513481
    Abstract: A coin handling machine includes a rotatable disk for receiving deposited coins and feeding out the received coins to a coin sorting passage by the centrifugal force produced by rotation thereof, the coin sorting passage having a pair of guide members for passing only coins of a denomination to be handled therethrough, a denomination selector for selecting the denomination of coins to be handled and passage width adjusting cams for adjusting the spacing between the pair of guide members of the coin sorting passage in accordance with the denomination selected by the denomination selector, the passage width adjusting cams including first and second cams having different cam profiles, a motor for rotating the first cam and the second cam and a controller for controlling the motor, the controller being adapted for selectively transmitting a driving force of the motor to the first cam or the second cam, thereby adjusting the spacing of the pair of guide members of the coin sorting passage so as to coincide with co
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 1994
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1996
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ozeki, Mamoru Takasaki, Katsuyuki Miyamoto, Mitsumasa Tsuruda
  • Patent number: 5499483
    Abstract: A coin wrapping apparatus includes a coin discriminating and counting section which discriminates deposited coins as to whether or not they are genuine and their denomination agrees with a predetermined one while counting the number of coins, a coin stacking section which stacks a predetermined number of coins of predetermined denomination to be wrapped, wrapping rollers which wind a wrapping film whose width is wider than a height of coins stacked in the coin stacking section around the stacked coins so that there remain crimp regions above and below the stacked coins, upper crimp claw and lower crimp claw, movable in the vertical direction toward each other so that the stacked coins are held therebetween, for crimping the crimp regions to generate rolls of wrapped coins, discrepancy detecting device for detecting as to whether or not the predetermined number of stacked coins are wrapped after the wrapping film is wrapped around the stacked coins by the wrapping roller, rolls of wrapped coins collecting box
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1996
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshio Oikawa
  • Patent number: 5487252
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine includes a coin stacking device for stacking coins. A coin support post receives the stacked coins at a post waiting position immediately below the coin stacking device and supports them on a upper surface thereof. A coin wrapping device includes a plurality of wrapping rollers for winding a wrapping film around the stacked coins and produces a wrapped coin roll. A support post moving mechanism moves the coin support post between the post waiting position, a post wrapping position where the supported coins can be wrapped by the coin wrapping device, and a post retracted position where the coin support post is retracted from between the wrapping rollers. A mode selector selects a counting mode which causes the coin wrapping machine to only count coins or a wrapping mode which causes it to count and wrap coins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1996
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masamichi Ozeki, Mamoru Takasaki, Katsuyuki Miyamoto, Mitsumasa Tsuruda
  • Patent number: 5457931
    Abstract: A coin wrapping apparatus including a coin support member moving mechanism for moving a coin support member adapted to support coins stacked, a wrapping roller moving mechanism for moving a plurality of wrapping rollers adapted to wind a wrapping film around the stacked coins supported by the coin support member and a crimp claw moving mechanism for moving a pair of crimp claws adapted to crimp upper and lower end portions of the wrapping film wound around the stacked coins by the wrapping rollers and produce a wrapped coin roll having a predetermined number of coins, the coin support member moving mechanism including a first coin support moving member for moving the coin support member vertically, a second coin support moving member for moving the coin support member horizontally, the first and second coin support moving members being selectively actuated, the crimp claw moving mechanism including a first crimp claw moving member for moving the pair of crimp claws vertically, a second crimp claw moving membe
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 17, 1995
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadao Kurata, Takashi Shinozaki
  • Patent number: 5435113
    Abstract: A coin wrapping apparatus that includes a denomination setting dial, a wrapping film width detector, a plurality of wrapping rollers for winding the wrapping film around a predetermined number of stacked coins, a coin support post, a coin support post moving mechanism for moving the coin support post between a waiting position, a wrapping position and a retracted position. The coin wrapping apparatus further includes a wrapping position adjusting mechanism for separately adjusting the vertical position of the coin support post and a controller for driving the wrapping position adjusting mechanism based upon the denomination of coins to be wrapped which is set with the denomination setting dial and the width of the wrapping film as detected by the wrapping film width detector, so that a vertical center of the stacked coins coincides with the widthwise center of the wrapping film at the wrapping position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 25, 1995
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Yoshio Oikawa
  • Patent number: 5155978
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine having a pair of stacking drums rotatable in opposite directions, spiral coin support guides formed on the pair of stacking drums for supporting coins by their upper faces and stacking coins and a plurality of wrapping rollers for wrapping the thus stacked coins, the coin wrapping machine further including a plurality of pressurized air blowers which are disposed in such a manner that a blowing opening of each pressurized air blower faces a portion between the wrapping rollers and are adapted to blow pressurized air toward a leading edge of a wrapping paper. The thus constituted coin wrapping machine can be made considerably compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Kenkichi Watanabe
  • Patent number: 5142847
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine having a pair of stacking drums rotatable in opposite directions, spiral coin support guides formed on the pair of stacking drums for supporting coins by their upper faces and stacking coins and a pair of wrapping rollers for wrapping the thus stacked coins, the coin wrapping machine being constituted so that the stacking drums are hollow and one of the wrapping rollers is disposed in each stacking drum in such a manner that a part thereof projects from an opening formed on a periphery of the stacking drum and that when coins are being wrapped, the coins can be held by the wrapping rollers and a driven roller disposed upstream of the pair of wrapping rollers with respect to the coin transportation direction. The thus constituted coin wrapping machine can be made considerably compact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenkichi Watanabe, Hideshi Sentoku
  • Patent number: 5129205
    Abstract: A device is provided for adjusting wrapping rollers of a coin wrapping machine so that a coin stacks of different denominations can be wrapped. The device automatically adjusts the wrapping rollers to any one of a large number of possible positions, and, therefore, allows the coin wrapping machine to wrap virtually any type of coin stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 14, 1992
    Assignee: Cummins-Allison Corp.
    Inventor: James M. Rasmussen
  • Patent number: 5105601
    Abstract: A feeder of wrapping paper is located adjacent to a coin wrapping machine. The feeder comprises a frame, a turntable rotatably mounted on the frame, a motor positioned within the frame for rotating the turntable, guide plates for guiding the wrapping paper along a predetermined path, and a controller for controlling the operation of the motor. The turntable forms a substantially horizontal plane on which an operator can place a roll of the wrapping paper and is provided with a plurality of opening areas for accommodating the operator's fingers supporting a lower side surface of the roll. The controller controls the operation of the motor in association with a feed roller constituting a wrapping device of the coin wrapping machine. The roll of wrapping paper on the turntable is rotated with the rotation of the turntable by the motor so as to deliver the wrapping paper in association with the feed roller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 21, 1992
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobushige Horiguchi, Yasuaki Kaneko, Shoichi Uda
  • Patent number: 5086607
    Abstract: A wrapping paper feeding apparatus for a coin wrapping machine in which a wrapping paper is withdrawn and fed to wrapping rollers by feed roller and stacked coins are wrapped by winding the wrapping paper therearound by use of wrapping rollers, the wrapping paper feeding apparatus including a turntable for holding a wrapping paper roll thereon, a motor for rotating the turntable, a blower disposed between the turntable and the feed roller for blowing air toward the wrapping paper fed out from the wrapping paper roll so as to form the wrapping paper with a loop, a sensor for detecting the loop of the wrapping paper, and a controller for causing the motor to stop rotation of the turntable when the sensor detects the loop of the wrapping paper and causing the motor to rotate the turntable when the sensor does not detect the loop of the wrapping paper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 11, 1992
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masamichi Ozeki
  • Patent number: 5011457
    Abstract: An improved coin stacking apparatus is shown which builds the stack by placing each successive coin at the bottom of the stack made of the preceding coins. This makes the device more compact in the vertical direction. The coins are stacked by a movable wheel or belt which has a coin engagement device that engages the leading edge of the coin. The wheel or belt further includes a coin displacement device which vertically displaces the stack to allow the succeeding coins to slide beneath the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ichiro Takatani, Nobuyuki Nakatani, Shigeru Minami
  • Patent number: 5002516
    Abstract: A coin wrapping machine which discriminates genuineness, denomination, etc. of coins, counts the monetary amount of the coins, sorts them out by denomination and wraps them in a desired order in separate denominations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenkichi Watanabe, Hideshi Sentoku, Takayoshi Asaoka
  • Patent number: 4979357
    Abstract: A detecting apparatus for detecting discrepancy in number of stacked coins provided for a coin wrapping machine including wrapping rollers for winding a wrapping film having a larger width than the height of stacked coins around stacked coins of a predetermined number so that there remain crimp regions crimpable above and below the stacked coins and an upper crimp claw and a lower crimp claw movable in the vertical direction, the upper crimp claw and the lower crimp claw being for crimping the crimp regions of the wrapping film by being moved toward each other and holding the stacked coins therebetween, the detecting apparatus for detecting discrepancy in number of stacked coins further including an upper arm for supporting the upper crimp claw, a lower arm for supporting the lower crimp claw, a rack extending vertically and fixed to one of the upper arm and the lower arm, a pinion rotatably mounted on the other of the upper and lower arms and engageable with the rack, an absolute type rotary encoder connecte
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1990
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Katsuyuki Miyamoto
  • Patent number: 4955179
    Abstract: A coin wrapping paper feeding apparatus for a coin wrapping machine in which coin wrapping paper fed out from a coin wrapping paper storing section is cut by cutter to a predetermined length and the coin wrapping paper is wound around stacked coins by wrapping rollers, thereby to wrap the stacked coins, the coin wrapping paper feeding apparatus including a feed roller disposed between the coin wrapping paper storing section and the cutter for feeding the coin wrapping paper to the cutter, a motor for rotating the feed roller, a wrapping paper holder disposed between the coin wrapping paper storing section and the feed roller and adapted to hold the coin wrapping paper, a rotation number detector for detecting the number of rotations of the feed roller, a preparatory operation start detector for detecting start of preparatory operation for coin wrapping operation and outputting a start signal, and a controller for enabling the motor to start the rotation of the feed roller and enabling the rotation number dete
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: September 11, 1990
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideki Kimura, Shoichi Uda
  • Patent number: 4951448
    Abstract: This invention refers to a mechanism for the production of rolls of coins, with a feeding track for horizontal coins. A tilting station is provided to put the coin into an upright position, and a wrapping station is provided to form rolls of coins out of the stacks of vertical coins.In order to increase the amount of coins to be gathered into stacks of coins and wrapped as rolls of coins, per time unit, and in order to reduce the size of the mechanism the invention provides a tilting station consisting of two parallel tracks which connect to a feeding track. The parallel tracks are spaced a distance from each other which is slightly less than the diameter of the coins. A coin retainer is provided with an angled surface spanning the transportation direction of the coins. The coin retainer is mounted so that it can be swivelled against the transportation direction of the coins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1990
    Assignee: F. Zimmermann & Co.
    Inventor: Werner Schmechel
  • Patent number: 4949532
    Abstract: This invention relates to a coin packaging device. More particularly, it relates to a coin packaging device in which coins despatched in the prone state change their position to the upstanding state and in which a coin stack comprised of coins in an intimately contacted aligned upright state is transferred to a packaging section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1988
    Date of Patent: August 21, 1990
    Assignees: Musashi Engineering Kabushiki Kaisha, Ueda Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sachio Fujimagari, Seiji Mizusaki, Noboru Nishizawa
  • Patent number: 4920730
    Abstract: A coin wrapping apparatus for automatically piling coins in a specified number and wrapping a pile of coins in wrapping comprising a pair of main rollers, a proper number of guide rollers, and a belt passed over these rollers and bent at a portion thereof between the pair of main rollers into a curved shape to form a coin holding means as its main part which constitutes a coin piling unit so as to make it possible to attain coin piling function by a simpler structure. A coin piling and wrapping unit for piling and wrapping coins is constructed using the main part which can perform piling and wrapping in the same section and can be moved into and from the main body of the coin wrapping apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 1, 1990
    Assignee: Nihon Kinsen Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Mitsuyoshi Inoue, Shuji Nakanishi, Yoshiaki Uemizo
  • Patent number: 4897984
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a coin handling apparatus for coin receiving and coin wrapping operations. A coin receiving apparatus of the present invention is provided with a safe means in which coins received in the apparatus are stored after the total value of the coins has been calculated. The apparatus is also provided with a transfer means for taking out the coins stored in the safe means. In another aspect of the present invention, a coin receiving and wrapping apparatus is provided having both coin receiving and wrapping operations functions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1990
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Sentoku, Takayoshi Asaoka
  • Patent number: 4896481
    Abstract: A coin receiving and wrapping machine comprising upper hopper for receiving coins, discriminating sensor for discriminating denominations of coins to introduce a predetermined denomination of coins to be wrapped to one direction and coins other than the predetermined coins to another direction, accumulating section for receiving said predetermined denomination of coins to accumulate them, wrapping section provided downward of said accumulating section for wrapping said predetermined denomination of coins in the form of a coin stack, holding section removably mounted on said machine for temporarily holding the coins from the discriminating section other than said predetermined denomination of coins, selecting box removably mounted on said machine and positioned downward of said holding means for receiving the coins from the holding section and for discharging the coins from the holding means, lower hopper located at the lower portion of the machine for receiving said coins from the selecting box and coins from
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 30, 1990
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideshi Sentoku, Takayoshi Asaoka
  • Patent number: 4869029
    Abstract: Each unit number of coins to be stacked and wrapped are centrifugally aligned on a rimmed turntable and fed in a row along a horizontal coin guideway to a stacking position, where the successive coins are stacked by a toothed stacking wheel capable of placing each new coin under the preceding one. Thus the coins are stacked on, rather than under, the plane of the coin guideway with a view to the reduction of the vertical dimension of the machine to a minimum. Disposed around the stack of coins thus formed are a set of parallel wrapping rolls at least one of which is displaceable for rotatably engaging the coin stack between itself and the other wrapping rolls. With the forced rotation of the wrapping rolls together with the coin stack, a piece of wrapper strip is wound around the latter, and the side edges of the wrapper strip are folded against the opposite ends of the stack. The wrapped stack of coins is ejected downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1989
    Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Ichiro Takatani, Nobuyuki Nakatani, Shigeru Minami
  • Patent number: 4848059
    Abstract: The apparatus for packing cylindrical stacks of a plurality of disk-like workpieces, particularly covers, positioned beside each other with equal numbers of workpieces, in a jacket made of wrapping paper has at least one receiving trough for the stacks and clamping rails movable laterally into a raised position and raisable and lowerable as well as movable toward each other associated with it for transferring the stack into a wrapping station provided laterally beside the receiving trough with drivable supporting rollers for the stack. At least one pressing roll running parallel to the supporting rollers is lowerable in the wrapping station to the stack and a longitudinally movable carriage is provided with a pressure-limiting contacting member for pressing the stack against a fixed support. A carriage-mounted cutter for cutting away the edge of the paper wrapped around the stack is located on the carriage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1988
    Date of Patent: July 18, 1989
    Assignee: Schmalbach-Lubeca AG
    Inventors: Jurgen Muller, Eberhard Halle
  • Patent number: 4835938
    Abstract: A rod-like stack of coins is introduced between packing rollers. A packing paper is fed between the stack of coins and the packing rollers at a low speed which is the same speed as the rotation of the packing rollers, and the stack of coins is then partially packed at the low speed. Thereafter the stack of coins is packed at a higher speed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 6, 1989
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomonari Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4832655
    Abstract: A coin stacking apparatus comprises a coin passageway for conveying coins edge-wise, one at a time, and delivering them horizontally. A stacking station is provided for receiving the coins delivered from the forward end of the coin passageway to stack them therein. The stacking station comprises a pair of coin stacking drums each of which has on its outer periphery a ridge providing a support surface for supporting the bottom face of each of the coins delivered from the coin passageway. The ridges on the coin stacking drums are arranged in phase and in the opposite orientations. Each of the ridges is of a spiral configuration raised forwardly in the direction of coin conveyance. A drive mechanism is provided to rotate each of the coin stacking drums in such a direction that the coin support surface of the ridges is inclined downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 23, 1989
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Tomonari Sakurai
  • Patent number: 4781010
    Abstract: A wrapping-paper feeding apparatus for use in a coin wrapper includes a paper feeding roller for drawing wrapping paper out of a wrapping-paper storage portion, wrapping rollers for wrapping the wrapping-paper fed out of the paper feeding roller around accumulated coins and a cutter disposed between the paper feeding roller and the wrapping rollers. A paper cutting roller is disposed between the paper feeding roller and the wrapping rollers to impart tension to the wrapping paper so as to cut the wrapping paper by the cutter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Katusuke Furuya, Tomonari Sakurai, Yoshio Oikawa, Katsuyuki Miyamoto