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US 2004/0069591 A1Published application
Token dispensing and banknote changing device
OwnerYoshitaka Itoinventor
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Abstract
A chassis divided by partitions into compartments arranged in a vertical column and containing a banknote dispensing unit, a banknote receiving unit, a token dispensing unit, and a control unit operatively connected to detect receipt of one or more banknotes, dispense zero or more tokens, and dispense zero or more banknotes. The banknote receiving guide for the banknote receiving unit, the token dispensing guide for the token dispensing unit, and the banknote dispensing guide for the banknote dispensing unit are arranged to be easily accessible to a user seated at a gaming machine adjacent to the token dispenser.
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A token dispensing and banknote changing device, comprising:
- a banknote dispensing unit for dispensing banknotes;
- a banknote receiving unit for receiving a banknote;
- a token dispensing unit for dispensing tokens;
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- a control unit operatively connected with the banknote dispensing unit, the banknote receiving unit, and the token dispensing unit to detect receipt of a banknote, dispense zero or more banknotes, and dispense zero or more tokens,
- wherein the banknote dispensing unit, the banknote receiving unit, and the token dispensing unit are stacked in a vertical column with the banknote dispensing unit located at the top columnar position, the banknote receiving unit located at the middle columnar position, and the token dispensing unit located at the bottom columnar position.
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A token dispensing and banknote changing device, comprising:
- a vertical chassis divided, from top to bottom, into a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment;
- a banknote dispensing unit for dispensing banknotes, the banknote dispensing unit disposed within the first compartment;
- a banknote receiving unit for receiving a banknote, the banknote receiving unit disposed within the second compartment;
- a token dispensing unit for dispensing tokens, the token dispensing unit disposed within the third compartment, the token dispensing unit having a supply hopper for retaining a supply of tokens for dispensing;
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- a control unit placed within the vertical chassis and operatively connected with the banknote dispensing unit, the banknote receiving unit, and the token dispensing unit, the control unit detects receipt of a banknote, dispenses zero or more banknotes, and dispenses zero or more tokens.
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A token dispensing and banknote changing device, comprising:
- a vertical chassis divided, from top to bottom, into a first compartment, a second compartment, and a third compartment, the vertical chassis having a front face, a rear face, two side faces, a top face, and a bottom face, the vertical chassis being closed except for the front face and a predetermined portion of the rear of the third compartment;
- a banknote dispensing unit for dispensing banknotes, the banknote dispensing unit having a banknote dispensing guide for outputting one or more dispensed banknotes, the banknote dispensing guide located at approximately the lower side of the banknote dispensing unit, the banknote dispensing unit being disposed within the first compartment and oriented so that the banknote dispensing guide protrudes out of the front face of the vertical chassis;
- a banknote receiving unit for receiving a banknote, the banknote receiving unit having a banknote receiving guide for receiving a banknote, the banknote receiving guide located at approximately the upper side of the banknote dispensing unit, the banknote receiving unit being disposed within the second compartment and oriented so that the banknote receiving guide protrudes out of the front face of the vertical chassis;
- a token dispensing unit for dispensing tokens, the token dispensing unit having a token dispensing tray located at approximately the lower side of the token dispensing unit, the token dispensing unit being disposed within the third compartment and oriented so that the token dispensing tray protrudes out of the front face of the vertical chassis, the token dispensing unit having a supply hopper for retaining a supply of tokens for dispensing;
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- a control unit placed within the vertical chassis and operatively connected with the banknote dispensing unit, the banknote receiving unit, and the token dispensing unit, the control unit detects receipt of a banknote, dispenses a predetermined number of banknotes, and dispenses a predetermined number of tokens.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.