Medium handling machine
AssigneeHitachi, Ltd.
InventorsYasushi Shibata, Yoshio Horiba
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Abstract
A medium handling device that prompts a user to pull out his hand from a media insertion/delivering port without closing a shutter of the port when the hand of the user remains inside the port, even if a predetermined time has elapsed. A timer counts a time during which the shutter is opened. When the count of the timer has reached a predetermined value, it is checked whether the hand remains inside the media insertion/delivering port. When the hand remains, the shutter is slid to and fro over a predetermined distance, thereby making advance notice of closing of the shutter.
Claims11
A medium handling machine for handling a medium comprising:
- a media insertion/delivering port for receiving and delivering the medium;
- a shutter for opening or closing the media insertion/delivering port by being slid over the media insertion/delivering port;
- a sensor mounted in the media insertion/delivering port, for sensing an object other than the medium;
- a timer for counting a time during which the shutter is opened;
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- a control unit for causing the shutter to be slid to a position intermediate between a fully open position and a fully closed position when a count of the timer has reached a predetermined value and the sensor senses the object.
A medium handling machine for handling a medium comprising:
- a media insertion/delivering port for receiving and delivering the medium;
- a sensor mounted in the media insertion/delivering port, for sensing a position of an object higher than a position of the medium received into the media insertion/delivering port;
- a shutter provided to cover the media insertion/delivering port, for opening or closing the media insertion/delivering port;
- a timer for counting a time during which the shutter is opened;
- a lamp mounted in the media insertion/delivering port;
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- a control unit for causing the lamp to be turned on or flashed when a count of the timer has exceeded a predetermined value and the sensor senses the object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.