公开(公告)号：US5806651A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-15

申请号：US770180

申请日：1996-12-19

申请人： Ralph H. Carmen ,  Joseph H. Sutton ,  Daniel P. Kasuba

发明人： Ralph H. Carmen ,  Joseph H. Sutton ,  Daniel P. Kasuba

IPC分类号： G07D5/08

CPC分类号： G07D5/08

摘要： A coin-sensing system wherein at least two sensor coils are electrically connected in series and physically arranged so that a coin deposited into the apparatus may pass sequentially through each sensor coil and thereby change the impedance of the coil. A sensor oscillator circuit incorporates the sensor coils to output an oscillating sensor signal at a frequency dependent on the impedance of the sensor coils. Counters measure the frequency of the sensor signal to obtain a frequency signature for the deposited coin which can be compared with frequency signatures of valid coins. The oscillator circuit may produce a lower frequency oscillating sensor signal or a higher frequency oscillating sensor signal and electronic switches are included in the circuit for switching from one of the frequency levels to the other after the deposited coin encounters a first sensor coil and before the deposited coin encounters a second sensor coil.

摘要翻译： 一种投币式感测系统，其中至少两个传感器线圈串联电连接并且物理地布置，使得沉积到设备中的硬币可以顺序地通过每个传感器线圈，从而改变线圈的阻抗。 传感器振荡器电路结合了传感器线圈，以一定频率输出振荡传感器信号，取决于传感器线圈的阻抗。 计数器测量传感器信号的频率，以获得可以与有效硬币的频率签名进行比较的存放硬币的频率签名。 振荡器电路可以产生较低频率的振荡传感器信号或更高频率的振荡传感器信号，并且电子开关包括在电路中，用于在沉积的硬币遇到第一传感器线圈之后并且在沉积之前从频率级之一切换到另一个 硬币遇到第二传感器线圈。

公开(公告)号：US5805083A

公开(公告)日：1998-09-08

申请号：US848559

申请日：1997-04-28

申请人： Joseph H. Sutton ,  J. Michael Rodgers ,  Ralph H. Carmen

发明人： Joseph H. Sutton ,  J. Michael Rodgers ,  Ralph H. Carmen

IPC分类号： G07F17/24 ,  B60Q1/48

CPC分类号： G07F17/24

摘要： An electronic parking meter operating system comprising a microprocessor mounted within a meter housing, a semiconductor disc memory having at least 8K memory bytes, and a plurality of programs stored in the disc memory. A meter event such as the deposit of a coin will cause interrogation of an auxiliary program module map to determine if one of the plurality of programs should be used to substitute for or augment a program which is provided in the microprocessor to normally carry out meter functions. If substitution or augmentation is called for, an address table in the memory disc is used to locate the selected program, to load it into the microprocessor, and to execute the program.

摘要翻译： 一种电子停车表操作系统，包括安装在仪表壳体内的微处理器，具有至少8K个存储器字节的半导体盘存储器和存储在盘存储器中的多个程序。 仪表事件（例如硬币的存入）将引起询问辅助程序模块映射以确定多个程序中的一个是否应用于替代或增加微处理器中提供的程序以正常执行仪表功能 。 如果需要替换或增加，则使用存储器盘中的地址表来定位所选择的程序，将其加载到微处理器中并执行程序。

公开(公告)号：US5841369A

公开(公告)日：1998-11-24

申请号：US844159

申请日：1997-04-18

申请人： Joseph H. Sutton ,  Ralph H. Carmen ,  Gorm Tuxen

发明人： Joseph H. Sutton ,  Ralph H. Carmen ,  Gorm Tuxen

IPC分类号： G07F17/24 ,  B60Q1/48

CPC分类号： G07F17/24

摘要： A parking meter construction having an upper and lower housing with payment means for receiving coins or a payment card. A microprocessor and other electronic components are included on a PC board mounted in the upper housing. A modular jack is connected to terminals of the microprocessor for communication therewith, and the jack is supported in the meter for connection with any of a large variety of peripheral devices which can then utilize the microprocessor in their operation. A plurality of peripheral devices may be linked together and all kept in communication with the microprocessor.

摘要翻译： 一种具有上部和下部壳体的停车计费器结构，其具有用于接收硬币或支付卡的支付装置。 微处理器和其他电子部件包含在安装在上壳体中的PC板上。 模块化插座连接到微处理器的端子用于与其通信，并且插座被支撑在仪表中，用于与各种外围设备中的任何一种连接，然后可以在其操作中利用微处理器。 多个外围设备可以连接在一起，并且都保持与微处理器通信。

公开(公告)号：US5526662A

公开(公告)日：1996-06-18

申请号：US174873

申请日：1993-12-28

申请人： Robert R. Diekhoff ,  Joseph H. Sutton ,  Hazem Hassan ,  Michael Boehner

发明人： Robert R. Diekhoff ,  Joseph H. Sutton ,  Hazem Hassan ,  Michael Boehner

IPC分类号： G06K19/04 ,  E05B49/00

CPC分类号： G06K19/04 ,  Y10T70/7062 ,  Y10T70/7073 ,  Y10T70/7881 ,  Y10T70/7904

摘要： A combination key-like device and electrical receptacle for the key-like device wherein the receptacle defines electrical contact surface areas for mating with corresponding contact surface areas defined by the key-like device. At least one clip defines the electrical contact surface areas for the said receptacle and the clip is supported on the receptacle body. A keyway opening is defined by the body and the clip comprises a transverse portion and a pair of legs extending outwardly from the transverse portion with contact elements defined by each of the legs extending inwardly toward the keyway opening and with openings defined by the body communicating with said keyway opening for receiving the contact elements. A contact band is carried by the key-like device whereby insertion of the key-like device into the keyway opening brings the contact band into electrical contact with at least one of the contact elements.

摘要翻译： 用于钥匙状装置的组合键状装置和电插座，其中插座限定用于与由键状装置限定的相应接触表面区域配合的电接触表面区域。 至少一个夹具限定用于所述插座的电接触表面区域，并且夹子支撑在插座主体上。 键体开口由主体限定，并且夹子包括从横向部分向外延伸的横向部分和一对腿部，其中每个腿部限定的接触元件朝向键槽开口向内延伸，并且具有与主体连通的开口 所述键槽开口用于接收接触元件。 接触带由键状装置承载，由此将键状装置插入键槽开口使接触带与至少一个接触元件电接触。