Bill depositing/dispensing apparatus
AssigneeHitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.
InventorsToshinori Yokoi, Atsuko Uozumi, Riichi Kato
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Abstract
A bill depositing/dispensing apparatus convenient to use and capable of readily adapting itself to operations to handle many denominations and/or a large number of bills or operations to sort and handle a small number of bills is to be provided. Storing boxes differing in the purpose of use including a deposit box, a first acceptance box with multi-compartments, a second acceptance box with multi-compartments, recycle boxes and a loading/recovering box are configured to have a common external shape, inlet/outlet and driving unit, and a storing box selected according to the purpose of use is fitted to the bill depositing/dispensing apparatus.
Claims22
A bill depositing/dispensing apparatus to which a plurality of storing boxes for storing bills may be fitted,
- the bill depositing/dispensing apparatus being fitted with a plurality of storing boxes including a deposited bill box for storing deposited bills, an outgoing bill box for storing bills to be dispensed, a recycle box for storing both deposited bills and bills to be dispensed, and an acceptance box with multi-compartments for sorted storing of bills, wherein:
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments has a plurality of storages for storing bills conveyed in through a common slot, the plurality of storages are arranged in a horizontal direction within the acceptance box with multi-compartments, and at least two storages of the plurality of storages are arranged with an inclination in a same direction relative to a perpendicular.
The bill depositing/dispensing apparatus to which a plurality of storing boxes for storing bills may be fitted,
- the bill depositing/dispensing apparatus being fitted with a plurality of storing boxes including a deposited bill box for storing deposited bills, an outgoing bill box for storing bills to be dispensed, a recycle box for storing both deposited bills and bills to be dispensed, and an acceptance box with multi-compartments for sorted storing of bills, wherein:
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments has a plurality of storages for storing bills conveyed in through a common slot, and the plurality of storages are arranged in a horizontal direction within the acceptance box with multi-compartments, and at least two storages of the plurality of storages are arranged with an inclination in a same direction relative to a perpendicular;
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments comprises a first storage and a second storage into which bills are conveyed and stored through a common slot, and
- the second storage has a keep plate to support surfaces of bills and controls, when the bills are to be stacked, the movement of the keep plate by maintaining a prescribed storing space.
The bill depositing/dispensing apparatus to which a plurality of storing boxes for storing bills may be fitted,
- the bill depositing/dispensing apparatus being fitted with a plurality of storing boxes including a deposited bill box for storing deposited bills, an outgoing bill box for storing bills to be dispensed, a recycle box for storing both deposited bills and bills to be dispensed, and an acceptance box with multi-compartments for sorted storing of bills, wherein:
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments has a plurality of storages for storing bills conveyed in through a common slot, and the plurality of storages are arranged in a horizontal direction within the acceptance box with multi-compartments, and at least two storages of the plurality of storages are arranged with an inclination in a same direction relative to a perpendicular;
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments is arranged over the recycle box, and further having:
- a lower bill conveyance mechanism fitted by linking the acceptance box with multi-compartments and the recycle box to a common conveyance path, and
- an upper bill conveyance mechanism arranged above the lower bill conveyance mechanism and including a cash slot for bills and a bill validator for validating bills.
A method of conveying and storing bills in a bill depositing/dispensing apparatus having a cash slot through which bills deposited by the user are fed or bills are discharged to the user, a bill validator, and a plurality of storing boxes which hold bills and are detachable in a horizontal direction, wherein:
- the storing boxes have an acceptance box with multi-compartments in which bills are sorted and stored,
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments has a plurality of storages arranged in the horizontal direction within the acceptance box with multi-compartments, and at least two storages of the plurality of storages are arranged with an inclination in a same direction relative to a perpendicular;
- bills conveyed through the cash slot and validated by the bill validator, or bills conveyed from any other storing box than the acceptance box with multi-compartments and validated by the bill validator, are stored into one of the plurality of storages within the acceptance box with multi-compartments.
A bill depositing/dispensing apparatus to which a plurality of storing boxes for storing bills may be fitted, comprising:
- a lower bill conveyance mechanism provided with a common fitting mechanism having a plurality of storing boxes differing in the purpose of handling bills, and a plurality of storing/fitting units for detachably linking via the fitting mechanism the plurality of storing boxes to a common first conveyance path for conveying bills;
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- an upper bill conveyance mechanism arranged above the lower bill conveyance mechanism and including a cash slot for bills, a second conveyance path for conveying bills to the cash slot and linked to the first conveyance path of the lower bill conveyance mechanism, and a bill validator arranged on the second conveyance path, wherein:
- the plurality of storing boxes comprise a recycle box for storing both deposited bills and bills to be dispensed, and an acceptance box with multi-compartments provided with a plurality of storages for sorted storing of bills, and at least two storages of the plurality of storages are arranged with an inclination in a same direction relative to a perpendicular.
A bill depositing/dispensing apparatus to which a plurality of storing boxes for storing bills may be fitted;
- the bill depositing/dispensing apparatus being fitted with a plurality of storing boxes including a deposited bill box for storing deposited bills, an outgoing bill box for storing bills to be dispensed, a recycle box for storing both deposited bills and bills to be dispensed, and an acceptance box with multi-compartments for sorted storing of bills, wherein:
- the acceptance box with multi-compartments has a plurality of storages for storing bills conveyed in through a common slot which is arranged in a common position to at least one of a slot for the deposited bill box, the outgoing bill box and the recycle box.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.