Auto-positioning sensors for coin counting devices
US8550227B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 12, 2012 |
| Grant date | Oct 8, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 12, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07D5/02
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems and methods for automatically positioning a coin sensor are disclosed herein. An auto-positioning coin sensor configured in accordance with one embodiment of the disclosure includes a coin sensor for determining a physical characteristic of an object and a moving device operably coupled to the coin sensor. The moving device can be configured to adjust the position of the coin sensor to determine the physical characteristic. Auto-positioning coin sensors in accordance with the present technology can include coin sensors that can be positioned based on a measurement of a dimension of an object.
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