Patents Assigned to Nippon Conlux Co., Ltd.
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Patent number: 11004294Abstract: The coin batch loading device of the present invention is a coin batch loading device capable of separating out coins one by one which were input as a batch and delivering them, including a cylindrical portion having an opening at the top and a side wall and a bottom wall, a rotor which is disposed inside the cylindrical portion and rotates about the center of the cylindrical portion, outer periphery sensors provided inside the cylindrical portion which detect one or more coins on an outer perimeter portion of the rotor, and a control device for controlling the rotation of the rotor, wherein if one or more outer periphery sensors detect one or more coins, the control device is able to set the rotational speed of the rotor to a medium speed which is lower than a high speed.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Fuminori Hongo, Masashi Kondo, Akihiro Nobuhara, Kiyoshi Oishi, Yohei Ishijima
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Publication number: 20200074782Abstract: The coin batch loading device of the present invention is a coin batch loading device capable of separating out coins one by one which were input as a batch and delivering them, including a cylindrical portion having an opening at the top and a side wall and a bottom wall, a rotor which is disposed inside the cylindrical portion and rotates about the center of the cylindrical portion, outer periphery sensors provided inside the cylindrical portion which detect one or more coins on an outer perimeter portion of the rotor, and a control device for controlling the rotation of the rotor, wherein if one or more outer periphery sensors detect one or more coins, the control device is able to set the rotational speed of the rotor to a medium speed which is lower than a high speed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2017Publication date: March 5, 2020Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Fuminori HONGO, Masashi KONDO, Akihiro NOBUHARA, Kiyoshi OISHI, Yohei ISHJIMA
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Patent number: 10210692Abstract: Provided is a coin storage cassette capable of preventing a coin payout failure without requiring a change in the structure of conventional coin handling apparatuses, even when an adapter tube for changing the apparent inner diameter of a coin tube is mounted. 1: An upper rear notch 61 is formed on the back face side of the adapter tube 6, projection-shaped attachment portions 64 are formed on opposing outside portions of the adapter tube 6, and groove-shaped attachment reception portions 32 are formed in the coin tube 21, each attachment portion 64 being engaged into a respective one of the attachment reception portions 32, and the attachment reception portions 32 restricting top-to-bottom and front-to-rear movement of the adapter tube 6; and the adapter tube 6 is detachable from the rear side of the coin storage cassette 1, while a cover 4 is widely opened.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2014Date of Patent: February 19, 2019Assignee: Nippon Conlux Co., Ltd.Inventor: Takahiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10140798Abstract: A coin tube in which coins falling from an upper side are loaded and stored, the coin tube includes: a coin posture conversion unit, configured to convert a falling posture of a coin, at a coin entry port. The coin posture conversion unit has a shape asymmetric to a center line cl in a progressing direction of the coin on the coin posture conversion unit. The coin tube can suppress generation of coin erection.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2014Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Kondo, Fumio Yuzawa, Takahiro Hayashi
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Patent number: 10096191Abstract: A first payout slide delivers a coin at a bottom in a coin tube, and a second payout slide delivers at least one coin located on the coin at the bottom in the coin tube. A selection mechanism including a change lever, solenoid, etc. performs a selection such that the first payout slide is activated alone or the first and second payout slides are activated together. A single coin is delivered through the first payout slide having been activated alone, whereas at least two coins are delivered through the first and second payout slides having been activated together. The coin delivering device may further be provided with a change slide that selectively regulates the delivery of the coin from the corresponding coin tube so that the delivery of the coin is not to be carried out regardless of an activation of the first payout slide.Type: GrantFiled: December 15, 2015Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki Kodama, Nobutaka Takefuta
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Patent number: 9972155Abstract: A coin processing device includes a coin identification mechanism, a coin distribution mechanism, a plurality of coin tubes, and a coin delivery mechanism that delivers coins housed in the coin tubes by delivering operation of pulling out the coins using a payout slide. For a specific denomination, a two-coin delivering coin tube and one-coin delivering coin tubes are provided. Location information configured of variables indicating records of payment, distribution, and delivery is used to determine the coin tube when the coin distribution mechanism distributes coins of the specific denomination and to determine the coin tube when the coin delivery mechanism delivers the coins of the specific denomination. The coin processing device can increase speed in a process of delivering coins.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2014Date of Patent: May 15, 2018Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Kondo, Ryoji Katagiri, Naoki Katagiri, Masaaki Yamaki
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Patent number: 9916709Abstract: To provide a coin batch insertion device which is capable of feeding a coin at high speed. In addition, to provide a coin batch insertion device which is capable of implementing space saving. A coin batch insertion device 1 that separates and feeds a plurality of inserted coins C, inserted as a batch, one by one, includes: a cylindrical portion 4; a rotor 5 arranged inside the cylindrical portion 4; and a floor portion 7 including a coin dropping hole 7a, in which the inserted coins C, maintained in an erect state, are fed by conveying the coins between an inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 4 and an outer peripheral wall of the rotor 5 along the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 4 using rotation of the rotor 5 and dropping the coins into the coin dropping hole 7a one by one.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2015Date of Patent: March 13, 2018Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi Kondo, Fumio Yuzawa, Fuminori Hongo
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Patent number: 9865115Abstract: A coin processing device including: a material detection sensor including first and second coils facing each other with a coin passage interposed therebetween; an outer diameter detection sensor including ring-shaped third and fourth coils that surround the first and second coils, respectively; a first oscillation circuit connected to the material detection sensor that oscillates a first oscillation signal in an individual connection state and a series connected state and is connected to the material detection sensor and the outer diameter detection sensor; a second oscillation circuit connected to the outer diameter detection sensor that oscillates a second oscillation signal in the individual connection state; a switching unit that switches the individual connection state and the series connection state; a coin identification unit that detects an outer diameter of a coin using the second oscillation signal in the individual connection state or the first oscillation signal in the series connection state.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2015Date of Patent: January 9, 2018Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuyuki Kimura
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Publication number: 20180005477Abstract: To provide a coin batch insertion device which is capable of feeding a coin at high speed. In addition, to provide a coin batch insertion device which is capable of implementing space saving. A coin batch insertion device 1 that separates and feeds a plurality of inserted coins C, inserted as a batch, one by one, includes: a cylindrical portion 4; a rotor 5 arranged inside the cylindrical portion 4; and a floor portion 7 including a coin dropping hole 7a, in which the inserted coins C, maintained in an erect state, are fed by conveying the coins between an inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 4 and an outer peripheral wall of the rotor 5 along the inner peripheral wall of the cylindrical portion 4 using rotation of the rotor 5 and dropping the coins into the coin dropping hole 7a one by one.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2015Publication date: January 4, 2018Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTDInventors: Masashi KONDO, Fumio YUZAWA, Fuminori HONGO
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Publication number: 20170352221Abstract: A coin tube in which coins falling from an upper side are loaded and stored, the coin tube includes: a coin posture conversion unit, configured to convert a falling posture of a coin, at a coin entry port. The coin posture conversion unit has a shape asymmetric to a center line cl in a progressing direction of the coin on the coin posture conversion unit. The coin tube can suppress generation of coin erection.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 19, 2014Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi KONDO, Fumio YUZAWA, Takahiro HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20170352220Abstract: A first payout slide delivers a coin at a bottom in a coin tube, and a second payout slide delivers at least one coin located on the coin at the bottom in the coin tube. A selection mechanism including a change lever, solenoid, etc. performs a selection such that the first payout slide is activated alone or the first and second payout slides are activated together. A single coin is delivered through the first payout slide having been activated alone, whereas at least two coins are delivered through the first and second payout slides having been activated together. The coin delivering device may further be provided with a change slide that selectively regulates the delivery of the coin from the corresponding coin tube so that the delivery of the coin is not to be carried out regardless of an activation of the first payout slide.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2015Publication date: December 7, 2017Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki KODAMA, Nobutaka TAKEFUTA
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Publication number: 20170309102Abstract: A coin processing device includes a coin identification mechanism, a coin distribution mechanism, a plurality of coin tubes, and a coin delivery mechanism that delivers coins housed in the coin tubes by delivering operation of pulling out the coins using a payout slide. For a specific denomination, a two-coin delivering coin tube and one-coin delivering coin tubes are provided. Location information configured of variables indicating records of payment, distribution, and delivery is used to determine the coin tube when the coin distribution mechanism distributes coins of the specific denomination and to determine the coin tube when the coin delivery mechanism delivers the coins of the specific denomination. The coin processing device can increase speed in a process of delivering coins.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: October 26, 2017Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Masashi KONDO, Ryoji KATAGIRI, Naoki KATAGIRI, Masaaki YAMAKI
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Publication number: 20170287251Abstract: A coin processing device including: a material detection sensor including first and second coils facing each other with a coin passage interposed therebetween; an outer diameter detection sensor including ring-shaped third and fourth coils that surround the first and second coils, respectively; a first oscillation circuit connected to the material detection sensor that oscillates a first oscillation signal in an individual connection state and a series connected state and is connected to the material detection sensor and the outer diameter detection sensor; a second oscillation circuit connected to the outer diameter detection sensor that oscillates a second oscillation signal in the individual connection state; a switching unit that switches the individual connection state and the series connection state; a coin identification unit that detects an outer diameter of a coin using the second oscillation signal in the individual connection state or the first oscillation signal in the series connection state.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasuyuki KIMURA
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Patent number: 9779573Abstract: Breakage of electrical components inside is prevented when live wire insertion-and-removal is performed after inhibition of an increase in costs. A coin processing device 1 includes a coin sorting unit 3, a coin housing unit 2, and a harness 4. The coin housing unit has a first connector 21 including a first terminal TH2, a second terminal TL1, and a first ground terminal TG1. The coin sorting unit includes: a second connector 31 coupled to the first connector through the harness, the second connector 31 including the third terminal TH4 to which a high voltage is supplied through the first terminal, a fourth terminal TL2 configured to supply a low voltage to the second terminal, and a second ground terminal TG2 grounded through the first ground terminal; a low-voltage power source circuit 32 configured to generate the low voltage from the high voltage supplied to the third terminal, and configured to output the low voltage from a low-voltage output terminal 32t; and a switch circuit 34.Type: GrantFiled: June 10, 2014Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Akihiro Nobuhara, Kunio Iwakawa
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Patent number: 9697665Abstract: A coin dispensing device includes a plurality of coin tubes storing coins, a coin withdrawing and discharging part, a change part which locates a change lever at a dispensing preventing position, in which the coin withdrawing and discharging part is prevented from discharging coins, by energizing a change lever solenoid and locates the change lever at a dispensing allowing position, in which the coin withdrawing and discharging part is allowed to discharge the coins, by a biasing force of a return spring when the energizing of the change lever solenoid is stopped, and a keeping means which keeps a state of the change lever. The coin withdrawing and discharging part withdraws and discharges the coins when the keeping means keeps the state of the change lever and the energizing of the change lever solenoid is stopped.Type: GrantFiled: December 12, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Takahiro Hayashi, Masashi Kondo
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Patent number: 9691209Abstract: A coin delivering device includes plural coin tubes, a coin base, a payout slide, a payout link, and a change slide. At least one of the coin tubes is a multiple-coin delivering coin tube from which plural coins are pulled out in one time of pulling out the payout slide. A recess portion sized for housing a coin is provided at a position corresponding to the multiple-coin delivering coin tube, on the coin base. A vertical wall portion is provided around a coin housing hole corresponding to the multiple-coin delivering coin tube, on the payout slide, protrudes to the side of the coin base, and, in a standby mode, is positioned in the recess portion of the coin base. An upper surface of the change slide corresponding to the multiple-coin delivering coin tube is positioned similar to a bottom surface of the recess portion of the coin base in height.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2014Date of Patent: June 27, 2017Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki Kodama, Takahiro Hayashi, Masashi Kondo
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Publication number: 20170169645Abstract: Breakage of electrical components inside is prevented when live wire insertion-and-removal is performed after inhibition of an increase in costs. A coin processing device 1 includes a coin sorting unit 3, a coin housing unit 2, and a harness 4. The coin housing unit has a first connector 21 including a first terminal TH2, a second terminal TL1, and a first ground terminal TG1. The coin sorting unit includes: a second connector 31 coupled to the first connector through the harness, the second connector 31 including the third terminal TH4 to which a high voltage is supplied through the first terminal, a fourth terminal TL2 configured to supply a low voltage to the second terminal, and a second ground terminal TG2 grounded through the first ground terminal; a low-voltage power source circuit 32 configured to generate the low voltage from the high voltage supplied to the third terminal, and configured to output the low voltage from a low-voltage output terminal 32t; and a switch circuit 34.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 10, 2014Publication date: June 15, 2017Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTDInventors: Akihiro NOBUHARA, Kunio Iwakawa
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Publication number: 20170124794Abstract: A coin processing apparatus including a coin identification unit, a coin sort unit, a plurality of coin tubes, a coin payment unit, an initial replenishment coin tube storing coins of a predetermined initial replenishment coin number in an initial replenishment state, an increase coin tube not storing the coins in the initial replenishment state, and an initial replenishment state setting unit causing an apparatus body to recognize the initial replenishment state. The coin sort unit sorts the coins of the initial replenishment coin number into the initial replenishment coin tube and sorts coins more than the coins corresponding to the initial replenishment coin number into the increase coin tube. The coin payment unit pays the coins preferentially from the increase coin tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2014Publication date: May 4, 2017Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki KATAGIRI
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Patent number: 9640010Abstract: The present invention has the purpose of providing a coin processing device capable of performing a coin reception test while being connected with a vending machine. When a response command from the vending machine is received while a test mode is executed, a response is carried out to the response command based on device information present immediately before the test mode is executed, reception of a coin thrown during the test mode is stored, and the coin is paid out based on the storage when the test mode is released.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2014Date of Patent: May 2, 2017Assignee: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Ryoji Katagiri, Naoki Katagiri
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Publication number: 20160321850Abstract: A coin delivering device includes plural coin tubes, a coin base, a payout slide, a payout link, and a change slide. At least one of the coin tubes is a multiple-coin delivering coin tube from which plural coins are pulled out in one time of pulling out the payout slide. A recess portion sized for housing a coin is provided at a position corresponding to the multiple-coin delivering coin tube, on the coin base. A vertical wall portion is provided around a coin housing hole corresponding to the multiple-coin delivering coin tube, on the payout slide, protrudes to the side of the coin base, and, in a standby mode, is positioned in the recess portion of the coin base. An upper surface of the change slide corresponding to the multiple-coin delivering coin tube is positioned similar to a bottom surface of the recess portion of the coin base in height.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2014Publication date: November 3, 2016Applicant: NIPPON CONLUX CO., LTD.Inventors: Yasuyuki Kodama, Takahiro Hayashi, Masashi Kondo