Banknote Handling System for Automated Casino Accounting
AssigneeJapan Cash Machine Co., Ltd.
InventorsYoshiaki Uemizo, Takashi Ueda
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Abstract
A banknote handling system includes an unlocking system. The unlocking system includes a camera, a first mechanical arm to which one or a plurality of keys are affixed, and a controller that determines a position of a keyhole based on an image from the camera, and controls the first arm to insert one of the one or the plurality of keys into the keyhole and turn the inserted key for unlocking. In many examples, the unlocking system is configured to unlock a banknote cashbox.
Claims20
A document handling and transportation system for use in a casino counting room environment, comprising:
- a mechanical arm;
- a camera coupled to the mechanical arm;
- and
- a grasping mechanism coupled to the mechanical arm, and comprising:
- a fixed gripper;
- a moveable gripper;
- and
- a reciprocating mechanism operable to move the moveable gripper with respect to the fixed gripper in order to grasp, between the fixed gripper and moveable gripper, a set of documents positioned in a cash box;
- wherein:
- the mechanical arm is operable to move the grasping mechanism while the grasping mechanism is grasping the set of documents.
A document handling and transportation system for use in a casino counting room environment, comprising:
- a mechanical arm;
- and
- a grasping mechanism coupled to the mechanical arm, and comprising:
- a fixed gripper;
- a moveable gripper;
- and
- a reciprocating mechanism operable to move the moveable gripper with respect to the fixed gripper, thereby changing a size of a gap between the moveable gripper and the fixed gripper;
- wherein:
- the mechanical arm is operable to insert a portion of the fixed gripper and a portion of the moveable gripper into an open cash box, such that the portion of the fixed gripper is positioned on a first side of a set of documents positioned in the cash box and the portion of the moveable gripper is positioned on a second side of the set of documents;
- the reciprocating mechanism is operable to move the moveable gripper with respect to the fixed gripper, thereby decreasing the size of the gap and grasping the set of documents;
- the mechanical arm is operable to remove the set of documents from the cash box while the grasping mechanism grasps the set of documents;
- and
- the reciprocating mechanism is operable to move the moveable gripper with respect to the fixed gripper, thereby increasing the size of the gap and releasing the set of documents.
A document handling and transportation system for use in a casino counting room environment, comprising:
- a mechanical arm;
- and
- a grasping mechanism coupled to the mechanical arm, and comprising:
- a first gripper element comprising:
- a first base;
- and
- a first protrusion extending from a first end of the first base;
- a second gripper element comprising:
- a second base;
- and
- a second protrusion extending from a second end of the second base, the second protrusion defining a recess;
- and
- an actuator;
- wherein:
- the first gripper element is positioned substantially parallel to the second gripper element;
- the first protrusion is positioned over less than an entirety of the second protrusion;
- the mechanical arm is operable to move the first protrusion and the second protrusion into a cash box to position a portion of the first protrusion on a first side of a set of documents and a portion of the second protrusion on a second side of the set of documents;
- the actuator is operable to move the first protrusion closer to the second protrusion to grasp the set of documents;
- the mechanical arm is operable to withdraw the first protrusion and the second protrusion from the cash box;
- and
- the actuator is operable to move the first protrusion further from the second protrusion to release the set of documents.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.