Medium processing device and method of connecting units in medium processing device
AssigneesLaurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd., Laurel Machinery Co., Ltd., Laurel Precision Machines Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroaki Takahashi, Hiroyuki Kumagai
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Abstract
A medium processing device includes: a first unit; and a plurality of second units connected to the first unit. Each of the plurality of second units includes: a conveying mechanism that conveys a medium; and a medium detection portion that detects the medium being conveyed by the conveying mechanism and transmits a signal indicating detection of the medium to the first unit. The first unit determines connection order of the plurality of second units with respect to the first unit, based on the signal transmitted from each medium detection portion of the plurality of second units.
Claims17
A medium processing device comprising:
- a first unit;
- and
- a plurality of second units serially connected to one another, wherein only one of the plurality of second units is connected to the first unit,
- wherein each of the plurality of second units comprises:
- a conveying mechanism configured to convey a medium;
- a medium detection portion configured to detect the medium being conveyed by the conveying mechanism and to transmit a signal indicating detection of the medium to the first unit;
- and
- a second unit control portion configured to transmit type information regarding a type of the second unit to the first unit, and
- the first unit is configured to transmit the type of one second unit among the plurality of second units based on the type information transmitted from the second unit control portion of the one second unit, and to determine connection order of the one second unit with respect to the first unit, based on the signal transmitted from the medium detection portion of the one second unit.
A method of connecting units of a medium processing device, the medium processing device comprising a first unit and a plurality of second units connected in series, wherein only one of the plurality of second units is connected to the first unit, the method comprising:
- receiving, from each of the plurality of second units, a signal indicating detection of a medium conveyed by the second unit itself;
- receiving, from each of the plurality of second units, type information regarding a type of the second unit;
- and
- determining the type of one second unit among the plurality of the second units based on the received type information, and determining connection order of the one second unit among the plurality of the second units with respect to the first unit, based on order of the signal received from the one second unit.
A medium processing device comprising:
- a counter;
- and
- a plurality of stackers serially connected to one another, wherein only one of the plurality of stackers is connected to the first unit,
- wherein each of the plurality of stackers comprises:
- a conveyor configured to convey a medium;
- a medium detector configured to detect the medium being conveyed by the conveyor and to transmit a signal indicating detection of the medium to the counter;
- and
- a controller configured to transmit type information regarding a type of the stacker to the counter, and
- the counter is configured to transmit the type of one stacker among the plurality of stackers based on the type information transmitted from the controller of the one stacker, and to determine connection order of the one stacker with respect to the counter, based on the signal transmitted from the medium detector of the one stacker.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.