Bill handling machine
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsRiichi Katou, Shinji Shibata, Akira Nomiyama
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Abstract
The technique of the present invention effectively prevents banknotes from being stored in an inadequate state in a cabinet of a cash recycling-type bill handing machine. In the bill handling machine, it is determined whether or not the conveyance state of each banknote is within an allowable range Wst fit for storage in a recycle cabinet, and unfit banknotes are conveyed to a non-recycle cabinet. The determination is based on a deviation Ost of each banknote in conveying position. This arrangement desirably prevents storage of banknotes in the recycle cabinet in an inadequate state and stabilizes operations of the bill handling machine.
Claims17
A bill handling machine for receiving and dispensing banknotes, said bill handing machine comprising:
- a recycle cabinet that stores fit banknotes recyclable for subsequent dispensing, among received banknotes;
- a non-recycle cabinet that stores unfit banknotes for subsequent dispensing, among the received banknotes;
- a conveyance module that conveys banknotes to either one of said recycle cabinet and said non-recycle cabinet;
- a conveyance state decision module that determines whether or not conveyance state of each banknote is adequate for storage in said recycle cabinet;
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- a conveyance control module that, when it is determined that the conveyance state of a banknote is inadequate for storage in said recycle cabinet, controls said conveyance module to convey the banknote to said non-recycle cabinet.
A conveyance control method that controls a storage location of banknotes in a cash recycling-type bill handling machine for receiving and dispensing banknotes, said conveyance control method comprising the steps of:
- determining whether or not conveyance state of each banknote is adequate for storage in a recycle cabinet, which stores fit banknotes recyclable for subsequent dispensing;
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- when it is determined that the conveyance state of a banknote is inadequate for storage in said recycle cabinet, changing over the storage location of the banknote to a non-recycle cabinet, which stores unfit banknotes for subsequent dispensing.
A bill handling machine that handles banknotes, said bill handling machine comprising:
- a banknote receiving and dispensing module that receives and dispenses banknotes;
- an identification module that identifies each banknote received by said banknote receiving and dispensing module;
- a temporary storage cabinet that temporarily stores banknotes identified as genuine banknotes by said identification module;
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- a non-recycle cabinet that stores unrecycable banknotes;
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- a decision module that determines whether or not a conveyance state of each genuine banknote sent from said temporary storage cabinet fulfills a predetermined reference value,
- wherein said non-recycle cabinet stores such banknotes that the conveyance state does not fulfill the predetermined reference value, which is determined by said decision module
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.