Patent ID: 7802669
Filing Date: 2010-09-28
Classification: G07D

Abstract:
1. A token image acquiring apparatus takes images of moving tokens of the same dimension comprising; an image apparatus to acquire imaged information; a pressing and moving member which moves tokens at a predetermined velocity across a curved transportation surface to the imaging apparatus that images the tokens pressed and moved by the pressing and moving member, the pressing and moving member includes a rotary member with a plurality of curved recessed portions, positioned between three propeller-shaped pressing and moving blades to receive respective tokens, the pressing and moving blades are disposed so as not to be positioned above an upper face of the tokens, whereby the image apparatus can take open air images of the tokens; an aligning and supplying apparatus which supplies tokens to the pressing and moving member in a one by one mode of operation; a timing sensor unit which detects a position of the pressing and moving member, wherein an imaging processing is performed by the imaging apparatus based upon a timing signal of the timing sensor unit, and wherein the imaging apparatus includes a light emitting apparatus and a camera, and the light emitting apparatus and the camera perform imaging processing based upon the timing signal of the timing sensor unit; a discriminator unit which conducts a discrimination between a real and a fake token based upon information imaged by the imaging apparatus; and a separator unit includes an actuator unit, an inclined face formed to separate a token along an exit transporting path from the pressing and moving member and a pivotal plate for forming a downwardly inclined guiding face surface on an upper side of the pivotal plate relative to the exit transportation path whereby the predetermined velocity of the pressing and moving member propels the tokens from the exit transportation path across the inclined guiding face surface when positioned below a plane containing the exit transportation path, the pivotal plate has a lower deflecting surface that can be raised by the actuator unit to pivot to a token deflecting position obliquely projecting across a plane of the exit transportation path when the discriminator unit discriminates a false token to remove the false token by impacting the token downward at a substantial angle from the exit transportation path.