Laurel Bank Machine Co., Ltd.

Laurel Bank Machines Company, Ltd.

Shinichi Imura

Junichi Arikawa

Eiichi Kokubo

Kowichi Goi

Takashi Shinozaki

Makoto Yamazaki

Kyoichi Osako

Hiroshi Emori

Isamu Uchida, Deceased

Hiroshi Hongou

By Chigusa Fujii, Heiress

A coin discriminating apparatus includes light emitting elements for emitting light toward one surface of a coin being transported, a line sensor for photoelectrically detecting light reflected by the one surface of the coin and producing image pattern data of the one surface of the coin, a reference data memory for storing reference data of coins of each denomination, a preliminary denomination discriminator for calculating a diameter of the coin based on the image pattern data of the one surface of the coin produced by the line sensor, comparing the thus calculated diameter of the coin with reference diameter data of coins of each denomination and preliminarily determining the denomination of the coin, and a denomination discriminator for reading reference pattern data of coins of the denomination determined by the preliminary denomination discriminator from the reference data memory, comparing the thus read reference pattern data with image pattern data of the one surface of the coin and finally determining the denomination of the coin, at least 70% of the light emitting elements being disposed on straight lines connecting the center of a reference coin and points where a periphery of the reference coin crosses the line sensor and at positions equidistant from the center of the reference coin by the same distance L. According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a compact coin discriminating apparatus which can discriminate coins with high accuracy and can be manufactured at low cost.

Coin discriminating apparatus

An automatic money depositing and disbursing machine has functions of receiving bank notes from a transacting port and feeding the same through a discriminating section provided in a note circulating delivery passage and accommodating in boxes normal notes judges by the discriminating section, and of disbursing the notes through the discriminating section from the transacting port. The machine is of such a construction that at least portions of the received notes are used as notes to be defrayed or disbursed. The boxes are adapted to be removably supported on the stacker supporting device. The stacker supporting device comprises a rail portion attached to the bottom of the machine and a movable portion adapted to accommodate the boxes therein and slidably supported on the rail portion in horizontal opposite directions.

Stacker supporting device in automatic money depositing and disbursing

An automatic money depositing and disbursing machine has functions of receiving bank notes from a transacting port and feeding the same through a discriminating section provided in a note circulating delivery passage and accommodating in the boxes normal notes judged by the discriminating section, and of disbursing the notes through the discriminating section from the transacting port. The machine is of such a construction that at least portions of the received notes are used as notes to be defrayed or disbursed. Provided between the note circulating delivery passage and the boxes are note transfer mechanism which comprises at least one upwardly retraction accumulating wheel for feeding notes into the boxes from the note circulating delivery passage and at least one pair of attracting drums for sucking notes from the boxes and feeding them to the note circulating delivery passage. The machine has a judging section for checking a near-end condition. The machine also may have a fullness detecting mechanism for checking notes accumulated in boxes in a full condition. The machine also may have an uppermost surface position detecting mechanism for checking whether the uppermost surface position of notes is set in a position.

Note transfer mechanism in automatic money depositing and disbursing

An automatic money receiving and disbursing machine having the functions of receiving money from customers and disbursing money to customers from a box disposed within the machine. The machine is provided with a circulation path in communication with a transacting section to receive or disburse the notes therethrough. A portion of the circulation path is in communication with the disbursing box for receiving the notes disbursed from the disbursing box. Another portion of the circulation path is in communication with a note receiving box. A discrimination section is provided in the circulation path to discriminate the notes received or the notes disbursed. In the disbursing mode, when an abnormal note is found by discrimination, all the notes are discriminated again by passing the notes through the discrimination section via the circulation path.

Automatic money receiving and disbursing machine

An automatic money receiving and disbursing machine has two dealing openings through one of which the notes are received in the machine or disbursed from the machine. A discriminating section is provided for discriminating the received notes or the disbursed notes. Discrimination made through the discriminating section is made in a high grade or in a low grade. Two accumulating sections are provided between two dealing openings on a delivery section. These accumulating sections are used to temporarily store the notes. A receiving and disbursing box is provided for receipt of a specific kind of note. A disbursing box and a reject box are also provided.

An automatic money depositing and disbursing machine has functions of receiving bank notes from a transacting port and feeding the same through a discriminating section provided in a note circulating delivery passage and accommodating in the boxes normal notes judged by the discriminating section, and of disbursing the notes through the discriminating section from the transacting port. The machine is of such a construction that at least portions of the received notes are used as notes to be defrayed or disbursed. Provided between the note circulating delivery passage and the boxes are note transfer mechanism which comprises at least one upwardly retractable accumulating wheel for feeding notes into the boxes from the note circulating delivery passage and at least one pair of attracting drums for sucking notes from the boxes and feeding them to the note circulating delivery passage.

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Tokyo, Japan

Shinichi Imura