Note holding and dispensing device with cassette

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• said cassette comprising a picker wheel rotatably mounted in said casing opposite to fin gears for preventing extraction of double notes at a leading edge of a pathway guide, said picker wheel being rotatable only in one direction.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• said cassette comprising a storage area, and a diverting device for receiving an unacceptable note from said conveyer means and forwarding the same to said storage area;
• said transfer device comprising at least a sensor means provided by said passageway for detecting the unacceptable note moved through said passageway, and a diverting means for diverting the unacceptable note from said passageway to a recovery path for the storage area in the cassette;
• whereby upon detection of the unacceptable note by the sensor means, said electronic controller operates said diverting means to guide the note from the passageway to the recovery path.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• wherein said transfer device comprises an extraction motor and a transport motor both controlled by said electronic controller;
• said extraction motor provides said extraction drive means with a drive force, and said transport motor provides said conveyer means with a drive force when said note is extracted from the chamber of the cassette.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• wherein said transfer device comprises a post-validation sensor for detecting a leading edge of the note to produce a detection signal;
• said electronic controller operates said diverting means to divert the note from the passageway to the recovery path when receives the detection signal from the post-validation sensor and decides that the note is unacceptable in view of the outputs from the sensor means.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• said cassette comprising a casing;
• a lid pivotally mounted on said casing to cover said chamber and a storage area;
• and a lock means for securing said cassette to said frame and for securing said lid to said casing.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• said cassette further including a sealing device which comprises a metallic plate movable in parallel relation to a lid between a shut position for covering delivery and recovery slots and a release position for opening said delivery and recovery slots;
• a closure spring for resiliently urging said metallic plate toward the shut position;
• and an operative member for moving said metallic plate to the release position against elastic force of the closure spring at the same time said cassette is secured to said frame by operation of said lock means.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• wherein said note holding and dispensing device is removably attached to a host machine;
• said transfer device is controlled by said host machine and forwards inner information of the transfer device to said host machine.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
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• a chassis for enveloping said frame, said note holding and dispensing device is detachably attached to a host machine together with said chassis.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• wherein a pin of a support is engaged with a latch provided on the bottom of said chamber of the cassette when said notes are filled in said chamber;
• said latch is connected with a sliding plate which extends toward a rear surface of a casing;
• when said cassette is positioned in said frame, said sliding plate is brought into contact to a protrusion of said frame so that said sliding plate serves to release engagement of the latch and pin, thereby causing the uppermost note to come into contact to rollers.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• wherein said conveyer means comprises a drive roller and a tension roller provided adjacent to said outlet in opposite relation to each other;
• when the rear end of said note is sandwiched between said drive and tension rollers after the note passes a post-validation sensor, said electronic controller ceases operation of a transport motor to stop movement of the note.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• said frame further comprising an installation detection switch for detecting said cassette in said cavity to produce a detection signal to said electronic controller.

A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:

• a frame formed with a cavity;
• a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
• a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
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• an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
• wherein said cassette further comprises an empty detection sensor for detecting reduction of the notes in said chamber to produce a detection signal;
• said electronic controller operates a warning system when receives the detection signal from the empty detection sensor.