公开(公告)号：US20070119681A1

公开(公告)日：2007-05-31

申请号：US11598370

申请日：2006-11-13

申请人： John Blake ,  David Mecklenburg ,  Marianne Krbec

发明人： John Blake ,  David Mecklenburg ,  Marianne Krbec

IPC分类号： G07F9/08

CPC分类号： G07F9/08

摘要： A coin processing system includes a coin processing machine configured to receive a plurality of randomly oriented coins in a coin input region thereof, process the coins, and determine a total amount of the coins. The coin processing system also includes a sensor configured to measure a pre-determined property associated with a component of the coin processing machine and/or an operational state of the coin processing machine and to output to a controller a signal related thereto. The coin processing system also includes an actuating device disposed to influence the pre-determined property. A controller is configured to monitor the signal output by the sensor and, responsive to a deviation of a value of the signal from an acceptable value for the signal, to execute an error recovery instruction set at least once. Execution of the error recovery instruction set by the controller causes an actuation of the actuating device to influence the pre-determined property to attempt to restore the operational parameter to a condition wherein the signal output by the sensor is within an acceptable value for the pre-determined property.

摘要翻译： 硬币处理系统包括硬币处理机，配置为在其硬币输入区域中接收多个随机取向的硬币，处理硬币，并确定硬币的总量。 硬币处理系统还包括被配置为测量与硬币处理机的组件相关联的预定属性和/或硬币处理机的操作状态的传感器，并向控制器输出与其相关的信号。 硬币处理系统还包括设置成影响预定属性的致动装置。 控制器被配置为监视由传感器输出的信号，并且响应于信号的值与信号的可接受值的偏差，执行至少一次的错误恢复指令集。 由控制器执行的错误恢复指令的执行导致致动装置的致动以影响预定的属性，以尝试将操作参数恢复到其中由传感器输出的信号在预定值的可接受值内的状态， 确定的财产。

公开(公告)号：US20050045450A1

公开(公告)日：2005-03-03

申请号：US10963314

申请日：2004-10-12

申请人： Joseph Geib ,  John Blake ,  David Wendell ,  Scott Casanova ,  David Mecklenburg ,  Eric Strauts

发明人： Joseph Geib ,  John Blake ,  David Wendell ,  Scott Casanova ,  David Mecklenburg ,  Eric Strauts

IPC分类号： G07D3/12 ,  G07D3/16 ,  G07D5/00 ,  G07D5/02 ,  G07D5/08

CPC分类号： G07D5/08 ,  G07D3/121 ,  G07D3/16 ,  G07D5/00 ,  G07D5/02

摘要： A coin discrimination sensor having an excitation coil and two detector coils arranged to detect eddy currents in a passing coin. The excitation coil is provided a composite waveform formed by adding a low frequency signal (30 KHz) with a high frequency signal (480 KHz). The two detector coils are arranged at different distances from the passing coin, and are calibrated to eliminate the common-mode voltage when no coin is present. As a coin passes by the sensor, eddy currents are induced in the coin which result in phase and amplitude shifts in the low and high frequency components of the detector signal. The low and high frequency components are separated from the detector signal, and their respective phases and amplitudes are ascertained and compared against values stored in a lookup table. These values represent the composition, thickness, and diameter characteristics of known coins, and if the signature of the processed coin does not appear in the lookup table, it can be flagged as an invalid coin.

摘要翻译： 具有激励线圈的硬币识别传感器和布置成检测通过硬币中的涡流的两个检测器线圈。 励磁线圈提供了通过将低频信号（30KHz）与高频信号（480KHz）相加形成的复合波形。 两个检测器线圈布置在与通过硬币不同的距离处，并且在没有硬币存在时被校准以消除共模电压。 当硬币通过传感器时，在硬币中引起涡流，导致检测器信号的低频和高频分量中的相位和振幅偏移。 低频和高频分量与检测器信号分离，并且确定它们各自的相位和振幅并将其与存储在查找表中的值进行比较。 这些值表示已知硬币的组成，厚度和直径特征，如果处理的硬币的签名没有出现在查找表中，则可以将其标记为无效硬币。

公开(公告)号：US20050040007A1

公开(公告)日：2005-02-24

申请号：US10954830

申请日：2004-09-30

申请人： Joseph Geib ,  John Blake ,  David Wendell ,  Scott Casanova ,  David Mecklenburg ,  Erick Strauts

发明人： Joseph Geib ,  John Blake ,  David Wendell ,  Scott Casanova ,  David Mecklenburg ,  Erick Strauts

IPC分类号： G07D3/12 ,  G07D3/16 ,  G07D5/00 ,  G07D5/02 ,  G07D5/08 ,  G07D7/00

CPC分类号： G07D5/08 ,  G07D3/121 ,  G07D3/16 ,  G07D5/00 ,  G07D5/02

摘要： A coin discrimination sensor having an excitation coil and two detector coils arranged to detect eddy currents in a passing coin. The excitation coil is provided a composite waveform formed by adding a low frequency signal (30 KHz) with a high frequency signal (480 KHz). The two detector coils are arranged at different distances from the passing coin, and are calibrated to eliminate the common-mode voltage when no coin is present. As a coin passes by the sensor, eddy currents are induced in the coin which result in phase and amplitude shifts in the low and high frequency components of the detector signal. The low and high frequency components are separated from the detector signal, and their respective phases and amplitudes are ascertained and compared against values stored in a lookup table. These values represent the composition, thickness, and diameter characteristics of known coins, and if the signature of the processed coin does not appear in the lookup table, it can be flagged as an invalid coin.

摘要翻译： 具有激励线圈的硬币识别传感器和布置成检测通过硬币中的涡流的两个检测器线圈。 励磁线圈提供了通过将低频信号（30KHz）与高频信号（480KHz）相加形成的复合波形。 两个检测器线圈布置在与通过硬币不同的距离处，并且在没有硬币存在时被校准以消除共模电压。 当硬币通过传感器时，在硬币中引起涡流，导致检测器信号的低频和高频分量中的相位和振幅偏移。 低频和高频分量与检测器信号分离，并且确定它们各自的相位和振幅并将其与存储在查找表中的值进行比较。 这些值表示已知硬币的组成，厚度和直径特征，如果处理的硬币的签名没有出现在查找表中，则可以将其标记为无效硬币。

公开(公告)号：US20050006197A1

公开(公告)日：2005-01-13

申请号：US10798669

申请日：2004-03-11

申请人： David Wendell ,  John Blake ,  Joseph Geib ,  John Peklo ,  Richard Mazur ,  David Mecklenburg

发明人： David Wendell ,  John Blake ,  Joseph Geib ,  John Peklo ,  Richard Mazur ,  David Mecklenburg

IPC分类号： G07D3/00 ,  G07D3/06 ,  G07D3/12 ,  G07D3/14 ,  G07D3/16 ,  G07D5/00 ,  G07D5/02 ,  G07D5/08 ,  G07D9/00

CPC分类号： G07D5/02 ,  G07D3/121 ,  G07D3/128 ,  G07D3/14 ,  G07D3/16 ,  G07D5/00 ,  G07D5/08 ,  G07D9/008

摘要： According to one embodiment of the present invention, a method for determining the denomination of a coin with a disk-type coin processing system comprises moving a coin along a coin path with a rotatable disk, generating an encoder pulse for each incremental movement of the rotatable disk, directing a light beam transverse the coin path, detecting the light beam with a light detector, developing a signal at the light detector indicating the presence of a coin in the coin path, counting a number of encoder pulses occurring while developing the signal at the light detector, and comparing the counted number of encoder pulses to a plurality of stored numbers of encoder pulses corresponding to the particular coin denominations.

摘要翻译： 根据本发明的一个实施例，一种用盘式硬币处理系统确定硬币的面额的方法包括：通过可旋转盘沿硬币路径移动硬币，产生编码器脉冲，用于每个可旋转的 光盘，横向硬币路径引导光束，用光检测器检测光束，在光检测器处显示指示在硬币路径中存在硬币的信号，计算在显示信号的同时发生的编码器脉冲数 光检测器，并且将计数的编码器脉冲数与对应于特定硬币面额的多个存储的编码器脉冲数进行比较。