Apparatus and method for detecting a won prize in a claw machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11183017
SERIAL NO

17143304

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A claw machine includes a chute and a sensor for detecting a won prize dropped to the chute. The sensor includes infrared units, a comparator, a calculating and judging unit, an actuating unit, an indicator, a controller, an integrated circuit board and a casing. Each of the infrared units includes an infrared transmitter for emitting an incident infrared beam with a carrier wave at a predetermined frequency and an infrared receiver for receiving a reflected infrared beam at the predetermined frequency. The controller instructs, controls, commands and manages the infrared units, the comparator, the calculating and judging unit, the actuating unit and the indicator. The infrared units, the comparator, the calculating and judging unit, the actuating unit and the indicator are supported on the integrated circuit board. The casing contains the integrated circuit board. The casing, which contains the integrated circuit board, is supported on a wall of the chute.

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Patent Owner(s)

  • FEILOLI ELECTRONIC CO., LTD.

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Tsai, Chi-Ming Hemei Town, TW 87 452
Yang, I-Chiang Hemei Town, TW 20 54

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