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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 08, 2017
Glory Ltd., Himeji-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Ryo Hasegawa, Himeji, JP;
Hidekazu Tanaka, Himeji, JP;
Hirofumi Kamatani, Himeji, JP;
Kazumasa Morimoto, Himeji, JP;
Yusuke Ohno, Himeji, JP;
Yuji Adachi, Himeji, JP;
Naoki Tomigaki, Himeji, JP;
Masatoshi Kageyama, Himeji, JP;
GLORY LTD., Himeji-shi, Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention provides a coin recognition unit having high recognition capacity. The coin recognition unit comprises magnetic sensors each configured to collect magnetic characteristics of a transported coin; at least one optical sensor disposed with a space from the magnetic sensors and configured to collect optical characteristics of a surface of the coin; a glass plate constituting a transport surface on which the coin is transported and having a larger size than the coin; and a controller configured to control the magnetic sensors and the at least one optical sensor and perform a recognition process, the glass plate covering at least part of each magnetic sensor and at least part of each optical sensor.