Patents Assigned to Asahi Seiko Kabushiki Kaisha
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Patent number: 7234582Abstract: A coin guiding channel receives coins dispensed from a coin hopper. A base plate, a first spacer, a second spacer, and a supporting plate have surfaces defining a somewhat rectangular coin guiding channel along a longitudinal axis of the base plate. The supporting plate has a first protruding section extending toward the coin guiding channel and extending along the longitudinal axis of the base plate for providing increased strength and resistance to physical distortion of the coin guiding channel. A portion of the coin guiding channel is oriented vertically and guides the received coins to a position above the coin hopper.Type: GrantFiled: June 14, 2004Date of Patent: June 26, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masayoshi Umeda
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Patent number: 7201649Abstract: A coin dispensing device is provided that prevents a returning of a first coin to prevent a clink noise. The coin dispensing device has a rotating disk that dispenses coins to a guiding unit one by one. The dispensed coins are guided upwards by the guiding unit in a line. A coin return preventing unit prevents the first coin going backward which is located adjacent to the rotating disk. The first coin dispensed by the rotating disk is prevented from moving backwards.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2004Date of Patent: April 10, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Hiroshi Abe
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Patent number: 7191933Abstract: A compact fare paying device has a housing for receiving a monetary member and at least one verifier unit in the housing for determining the authenticity of the monetary member. A storage device such as a safe can receive the monetary member or a return device can return it to the user. A control unit can compute the monetary value of the monetary member and compare the monetary value to a stored required fare value. If the monetary value is greater than the fare value, the monetary member can then be translated to the return device. If the monetary value is less than the stored fare value, the monetary member is stored for a predetermined time period to enable the user to deposit the required fare. If it is not deposited within the predetermined time period, the temporarily stored monetary value is translated to the return device.Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2003Date of Patent: March 20, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masaru Miyaji
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Patent number: 7186176Abstract: The first purpose of this present invention is to provide a coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system which can prevent coins being stolen. The second purpose of this invention is to provide a coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system which can prevent coins being stolen, also it is easy and inexpensive. A coin dispensing safe assembly with a safe system includes a coin dispensing safe assembly having a rotating disk with through holes which is located at the bottom of a coin storing bowl with an upper opening and which is rotated by a motor. A safe housing, which is built to enclose said coin dispensing safe assembly and which can be detached from a coin handling apparatus, includes a dispensing slot for dispensing coins and a disabling unit for the coin dispensing safe assembly, when the safe housing is detached from the coin handling apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: March 6, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masayoshi Umeda
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Patent number: 7175016Abstract: A device for accurately adjusting the position of a sensor unit relative to a driving member. The driving member is moved by a coin dispensed by a coin dispenser. The sensor unit is mounted on a movable base plate that is positioned on a fixed base plate attached to the coin dispenser. The relative position of the sensor unit to the driving member is adjusted by a screw unit that can adjust the position of the movable base plate relative to the fixed base plate. A fixing unit secures the movable base plate from moving relative to the fixed base plate once the desired sensor unit position is selected using the screw unit.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2003Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Donald Lee Seagle, Stanley John Kopala
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Patent number: 7172503Abstract: A coin dispensing apparatus for automatically directing coins from a coin escalator includes a coin dispensing unit such as a non-metallic roller that is rotatable about a bearing shaft which can be aligned to minimize forces that can shorten the life of a coin dispensing assembly. A guide unit can operatively move the coin dispensing unit at an acute angle to a centerline of a guiding passageway coin exit. A resilient unit can operatively bias the coin dispensing unit to an initial position for contacting coins attempting to exit a coin exit while permitting movement along a guide length with a major biasing force exerted toward the exiting coin to reduce wear on the guide unit.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masayoshi Umeda
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Patent number: 7172116Abstract: Dispensing more than one card or card like good is prevented to prevent issuing a duplicate with an automatic dispensing machine of card or card like good having a table which supports the piled up card or card like good. A sucking device is located over the table and pulls the card or card like good. A transporting device transports the card or card like good which is pulled by the sucking device. A moving device drives to change the distance between the table and the sucking device. A duplicate detecting device is located at a card transporting passageway which is located downstream the transporting device. A vibrator imparts a vibration to the card or card like good on the table. A separating device acts when the duplicate detecting device detects the duplicate of the goods. The separating device and the transporting device reverses, and the goods of card like is returned on the table. Afterwards the sucking device is stopped, then the vibrator is vibrated.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2004Date of Patent: February 6, 2007Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahito Yamamiya
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Patent number: 7147220Abstract: A banknote moving system including a banknote storing unit that can be removably positioned within a banknote receiving unit. The banknote storing unit has a storing section and receives a banknote from the banknote receiving unit. The mover unit can move between a standby position and a moved position to move the received banknote into the storing section of the storing unit. The mover driving unit operates the mover unit in a reciprocating manner between the standby position and the moved position. The rotating driving unit selectively operates the mover driving unit by applying a rotating force in either a clockwise or a counter clockwise direction. The standby position detecting unit produces a standby condition signal when the mover is in a standby condition, and the moved position detecting unit produces a moved position condition signal when the mover unit is in a moved position condition.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2004Date of Patent: December 12, 2006Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toru Takeuchi
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Patent number: 7144319Abstract: A coin dispensing unit includes rotating disk assembly having a plurality of apertures therein of the size to pass coins stored in a storage bowl. A guide plate below and offset from the rotable disk provides a sliding support surface for coins. A rotable roller unit is positioned at the bottom of the rotable disk adjacent a downstream edge of the aperture for relative rotation with a respective coin sliding on the guide plate.Type: GrantFiled: March 28, 2005Date of Patent: December 5, 2006Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Hiroshi Abe, Motoharu Kurosawa
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Patent number: 7100823Abstract: A coin selector is provided with a charging function for smart cards and coins. A coin selector is provided with a smart card charging function comprising of a coin slot which is located at the upper section of a perpendicular base plate and a coin returning slot which is located below the coin slot at the base plate. An upwards slanting surface which faces the upper section of said base plate has a coin entry which is located at the upwards slanting surface. An antenna or sensor for communicating or signaling is located around the coin entry and under the upwards slanting surface. An antenna signal indicator is located on the upwards slanting surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2004Date of Patent: September 5, 2006Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Masaru Miyaji
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Patent number: 7084416Abstract: A banknote validator includes a first sensor unit, a second sensor unit, a correction parameter operating unit, and a distinguishing unit. The first sensor unit includes a first projecting section and a first receiving section for projecting and receiving a portion of a first light beam reflected off a received banknote generating a first receiving section signal. The second sensor unit has a second projecting section and a second receiving section for projecting a second light beam and receiving a portion of the second light beam reflected off the received banknote generating a second receiving section signal. The correction parameter operating unit receives the first receiving section signal and produces a correction parameter signal for the distance between the banknote and the second sensor unit. The distinguishing unit receives the second receiving section signal and the first correction parameter signal and determines the validity of the received banknote.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Daishi Suzuki
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Patent number: 7083088Abstract: A support unit supports a plurality of flexible cards arranged in a stack. A pickup unit adjacent to the stack of flexible cards attracts a first card from the stack of cards, bending the flexible card. A transporting unit adjacent to the pickup unit receives and moves the first card attracted by the pickup unit along a card dispensing passageway. A biasing unit having at least one biasing roller with at least one radial projection from the biasing roller urges a portion of the first card towards the card dispensing passageway. A method of dispensing flexible cards includes movement of cards away from the pickup unit after the first card is attracted to prevent inadvertently dispensing more than one card.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2004Date of Patent: August 1, 2006Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Takahito Yamamiya
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Patent number: 6685552Abstract: A coin hopper is provided with a disk for dispensing petals-shaped coins smoothly. Particularly the discharging of coins for 20 Euro cents occurs with a smooth pay out using the disk in rotation, accepting a plurality of coins which are stored in a bulk condition. The disk has an opening for accepting and for releasing these coins one by one. The disk has a primary protrusion (23) which is formed on an underside of this disk (21), near the axis line of rotation and at a trailing side edge of the opening (22). A curved second protrusion (24) is formed near this primary protrusion and formed from the trailing side edge of said opening toward a further trailing position. A large curved third protrusion is formed from near trailing position of this second protrusion along the fringe area of the disk.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2001Date of Patent: February 3, 2004Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tomokazu Nomura
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Patent number: 6595343Abstract: A coin selector is provided with a decreased size as compared with prior art devices, which is also lighter. The selector, uses synthetic resin molded product componenets. The selector has a base element which has a shape such as a roughly square thick plate being stood up; a rail being arranged on this base element, for standing up and rolling a deposited coin; and a roller with a groove. The roller is freely rotatable arranged above this rail. The roller guides the upper edge of said rolling coin.Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2000Date of Patent: July 22, 2003Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Yoshinobu Tanaka, Hiroshi Abe
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Patent number: 6569006Abstract: A horizontal disk-type coin hopper is provided that reduces the propensity for coins to be standing on the rotating disk and improves coin pickup. The hopper prevents coin bridging and the coin interlocking phenomenon in a hopper tank. The coin hopper includes the tank with a pot shape for storing a plurality of coins and the disk (52) which is positioned substantially horizontally at the inner bottom of the tank. The disk rotates freely. A hole is opened in the disk and provides a passage for coins positioned in a horizontal state. The hopper has a mechanism for releasing coins with a stirring body (10) which is on the top surface of the disk and is arranged on the turn center position of the disk.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2000Date of Patent: May 27, 2003Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Motoharu Kurosawa, Yorio Suzukawa, Takako Sakai
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Patent number: 6443442Abstract: A purpose of this invention is to provide paper money extraction equipment for issuing only one sheet of paper money by surely picking up the top most sheet from a stack in which a plurality of paper money sheets are arranged. The extraction equipment provides a suction box with an opening for adsorbing one sheet of paper money. The paper is moved when the paper money is taken up. A roller device issues the paper money which is taken up on this suction box. The extraction equipment suction box is pivoted at (52).Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2000Date of Patent: September 3, 2002Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Marcus Willis, Andrew Brookman
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Patent number: 6398637Abstract: A device is provided in which the coin size can be simply changed, even if the paid out coin type is changed. The dispensing efficiency of the coins is maintained at a good level, even if the device is operated at high speed. The coin dispensing device includes a tank for storing coins in loose condition and a freely rotatable disk is provided at the bottom in the tank and has an open hole for receiving coins. An adjustment device is arranged on the underside of this disk means for forming the open hole into an adjustment coin size hole. A guide element is arranged on the upper surface of the disk for guiding several coins in the open hole.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2000Date of Patent: June 4, 2002Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Tamotsu Tsuchida
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Patent number: D505693Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2003Date of Patent: May 31, 2005Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Motoharu Kurosawa
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Patent number: RE37662Abstract: A coins receiving and dispensing apparatus suitable for food shops or restaurants allows precise transfer and reception of various coins without error and confirmation of the balance of the coin. When coins received from customers are inserted into this apparatus, the coins are immediately sorted by a sorting mechanism with respect to the denominations of the currency and stored at the respective storage portions. When the coins are paid out as change, the coin feeder operates based on a dispensing command signal produced corresponding to the differences between the sold amount inputted in the register and the received amount from the customers to feed the coins of the wanted denomination in the necessary number.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 1998Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Toshio Uchida, Noboru Ichihara
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Patent number: D523468Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2005Date of Patent: June 20, 2006Assignee: Asahi Seiko Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Masayoshi Umeda, Yasuo Irie