Abstract: A banknote receiver for use in a ticket vending machine, money exchange machine, or the like is constructed to include a housing with a banknote insertion slot, a detector unit formed of an upper base and a lower base and mounted in the housing and adapted to scan the authenticity of banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot, the detector unit defining an angled passage between the upper base and the lower base for guiding inserted banknote away from the banknote insertion slot to the banknote storage cabinet, and a banknote storage cabinet adapted to receive verified banknote, the banknote storage cabinet having a spring member suspending in the banknote inlet thereof and adapted to prohibit reverse movement of received banknote.

Abstract: An infrared banknote acceptor for use to verify the authenticity of banknotes is constructed to include a housing, the housing having a base adapted to hold the banknote to be verified, a light source adapted to emit an infrared light beam onto the banknote carried on the base of the housing for verification, an image pickup adapted to receive infrared light reflected by the ink of the banknote carried on the base of the housing for verification and to convert received infrared light signal into video signal, and a display unit adapted to receive and display the video signal outputted from the image pickup.

Abstract: A coin detector installed in the track of a coin acceptor at a back side of a face panel is constructed to include a frequency oscillation circuit, the oscillation circuit assembly being formed of two printed circuit boards symmetrically disposed at two sides of the track of the coin acceptor each printed circuit board having a spiral coil and adapted to measure the inductance value of the coin passing through, a frequency switching circuit for setting reference values, and a CPU adapted to compare the inductance value of the coin detected by the oscillation circuit assembly to reference values obtained from the frequency switching circuit so as to determine the authenticity and value of the coin detected.

Abstract: A banknote acceptor is disclosed to have a banknote verification assembly adapted to verify the authenticity of the inserted banknote by means of an optical transmitter module, which uses an UV LED to emit UV light through the inserted banknote, and an optical receiver module, which uses a phototransistor to receive light passing from the UV LED through the banknote and to produce a corresponding output signal, for enabling a control unit to determine the authenticity of the banknote subject to the nature of the output signal received from the photo transistor.

Abstract: A banknote receiver for use in a ticket vending machine, money exchange machine, or the like is constructed to include a housing with a banknote insertion slot, a detector unit formed of an upper base and a lower base and mounted in the housing and adapted to scan the authenticity of banknote inserted into the banknote insertion slot, the detector unit defining an angled passage between the upper base and the lower base for guiding inserted banknote away from the banknote insertion slot to the banknote storage cabinet, and a banknote storage cabinet adapted to receive verified banknote, the banknote storage cabinet having a spring member suspending in the banknote inlet thereof and adapted to prohibit reverse movement of received banknote.

Abstract: A power control circuit used in a vending machine having a bill accepter and vending main units controlled by the bill accepter is disclosed to include a pulse signal generator installed in the bill inlet of the bill accepter and adapted to generate a triggering signal upon insertion of a bill into the bill inlet of the bill accepter, a driver, and a trigger, which controls the driver to drive the bill accepter between the power-saving stand-by mode and the work mode subject to the presence of the pulse signal from the pulse signal generator.

Abstract: A coin detector installed in the track of a coin acceptor at a back side of a face panel is constructed to include a frequency oscillation circuit, the oscillation circuit assembly being formed of two printed circuit boards symmetrically disposed at two sides of the track of the coin acceptor each printed circuit board having a spiral coil and adapted to measure the inductance value of the coin passing through, a frequency switching circuit for setting reference values, and a CPU adapted to compare the inductance value of the coin detected by the oscillation circuit assembly to reference values obtained from the frequency switching circuit so as to determine the authenticity and value of the coin detected.

Abstract: An infrared banknote acceptor for use to verify the authenticity of banknotes is constructed to include a housing, the housing having a base adapted to hold the banknote to be verified, a light source adapted to emit an infrared light beam onto the banknote carried on the base of the housing for verification, an image pickup adapted to receive infrared light reflected by the ink of the banknote carried on the base of the housing for verification and to convert received infrared light signal into video signal, and a display unit adapted to receive and display the video signal outputted from the image pickup.

Abstract: A structure of hook for a truck includes a plurality of hooks spacedly secured on the top of two side walls of the cargo body of the truck for binding the ropes each having a hollow post embedded into the wall, a hook member engageable into the hollow post, a positioning plate, a cushion and a top plate each having an central opening for permitting the hook member passing through and superimposed with each other for securing to the top of the lateral walls of the cargo body of the truck. The present invention is characterized in that a partition formed between a pair of extensions of the hook member to define a spring compartment and a sliding compartment in which is a V-shaped groove communicating to a Y-shaped groove to allow a U-shaped bar sliding about. So that the hook member may be hid in or jumped out of the hollow post.

Abstract: A solar energy baking apparatus comprises one or more baking containers for receiving material to be baked or dried; reflectors with respect to the baking containers for reflecting solar energy and collecting and focusing the light on the baking containers; and a driving device for moving the reflectors to locate above or below the baking container. The present device may be used to set the baking temperature and the operating time. Through monitoring the controlling device, two driving devices are controlled respectively for operating the baking container, and for causing the reflectors to move to the lower portion of the baking container for reflecting and collecting solar energy, or rotate to the upper portion of the baking container so as to prevent the solar energy to radiate the baking containers. Thus the baking temperature and time are controlled and the process of baking by solar energy is improved.

Abstract: A heat-pipe type solar collector includes a heat absorber portion adapted to absorb solar energy to evaporate a working fluid in heat tube elements; and a heat release portion communicating with the heat absorber portion and having a body of a semi-annular or annular cross-section. In the daytime, the vaporized working fluid exchanges heat with objects adjacent to the heat release portion. At night when temperature drops, the working fluid flows to the heat absorber portion to allow the body of the heat release portion to generate a vacuum for heat insulating purposes, thereby maintaining the temperature in the water reservoir.