Coin operated parking meter
First Claim
1. In a coin operated parking meter arrangement for automatically setting a parking time by inserting at least one coin, said meter having a clockwork and time indicating portion including an indicator and adapted to being reset upon a vehicle prematurely leaving a parking space, the improvement comprising:
- sensing means for sensing the parking space with respect to its occupied state and providing an electrical signal as an output thereof; and
means responsive to said sensing means for resetting said meter to clear available parking time, said resetting means including;
an electric motor having a shaft,a cam disk fastened to the shaft of said motor,a coupling member arranged between said cam disk and said time indicating portion for returning the indicator of said indicating portion from an indicating position to a defined initial angle position, andmeans responsive to said electrical signal for applying power to said motor for driving the coupling member to return the indicator to the defined initial angle position.
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Abstract
An arrangement for resetting a coin operated parking meter is disclosed. By the use of a sensor to monitor a parking space, it can be determined when a vehicle leaves the parking space with parking time remaining. A resetting device within the meter clears the meter of remaining parking time. The resetting device includes an electric motor, a cam disk affixed to the motor shaft and a coupling member arranged between the cam disk and time indicating portion of the meter. The coupling member returns an indicator of the time indicating portion to a defined initial angle position. The resetting device is responsive to an electrical signal received from the sensor.
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9 Claims
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1. In a coin operated parking meter arrangement for automatically setting a parking time by inserting at least one coin, said meter having a clockwork and time indicating portion including an indicator and adapted to being reset upon a vehicle prematurely leaving a parking space, the improvement comprising:
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sensing means for sensing the parking space with respect to its occupied state and providing an electrical signal as an output thereof; and means responsive to said sensing means for resetting said meter to clear available parking time, said resetting means including; an electric motor having a shaft, a cam disk fastened to the shaft of said motor, a coupling member arranged between said cam disk and said time indicating portion for returning the indicator of said indicating portion from an indicating position to a defined initial angle position, and means responsive to said electrical signal for applying power to said motor for driving the coupling member to return the indicator to the defined initial angle position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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