Medium processing device and method of connecting units in medium processing device
AssigneesLaurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd., Laurel Machinery Co., Ltd., Laurel Precision Machines Co., Ltd.
InventorsHiroaki TAKAHASHI, Hiroyuki KUMAGAI
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Abstract
A medium processing device includes: a first unit; and a plurality of second units connected to the first unit. Each of the plurality of second units includes: a conveying mechanism that conveys a medium; and a medium detection portion that detects the medium being conveyed by the conveying mechanism and transmits a signal indicating detection of the medium to the first unit. The first unit determines connection order of the plurality of second units with respect to the first unit, based on the signal transmitted from each medium detection portion of the plurality of second units.
Claims16
A medium processing device comprising:
- a first unit;
- and
- a plurality of second units connected to the first unit,
- wherein each of the plurality of second units comprises:
- a conveying mechanism that conveys a medium;
- a medium detection portion that detects the medium being conveyed by the conveying mechanism and transmits a signal indicating detection of the medium to the first unit;
- and
- a second unit control portion that transmits type information regarding a type of the second unit to the first unit, and
- the first unit determines the type of the second unit based on the type information transmitted from the second unit control portion, and determines connection order of the second unit with respect to the first unit, based on the signal transmitted from the medium detection portion of the second unit a type of which has been determined.
A method of connecting units of a medium processing device, the medium processing device comprising a first unit and a plurality of second units connected to the first unit, comprising:
- receiving, from each of the plurality of second units, a signal indicating detection of a medium conveyed by the second unit itself;
- receiving, from each of the plurality of second units, type information regarding a type of the second unit;
- and
- determining the type of the second unit based on the received type information, and determining connection order of the second unit with respect to the first unit, based on order of the signal received from the second unit a type of which has been determined.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.