Paper sheet processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11094156-B2
Application number	US-202016804246-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 28, 2020
Priority date	Dec 20, 2007
Publication date	Aug 17, 2021
Grant date	Aug 17, 2021

Abstract

A bill processing apparatus which is capable of reliably supplying information on a bill to the bill housing body side. The paper sheet processing apparatus has a bill housing part being capable of housing a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot, and also a reader/writer which wirelessly transmits information on the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot. The bill housing part has a coil antenna which wirelessly receives the information transmitted from the reader/writer, and a storage part which stores the information on the bill received from the coil antenna.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a stand;
a main body disposed on the stand;
a reader that reads information on a paper sheet inserted into a slot, the reader disposed on the main body;
a transmitter that sends the information, the transmitter disposed on the main body;
a housing that stores the paper sheet, the housing slidably mountable to the stand and demountable from the stand along a sliding direction; and
a controller,
wherein the housing comprises:
a placing plate on which the paper sheet is to be stacked;
a pair of regulatory members disposed on both sides of the placing plate;
a presser plate;
an antenna that receives the information wirelessly from the transmitter, is installed on an upper wall of the housing, and has a surface substantially parallel to the upper wall and facing the transmitter; and
a storage that stores the information on the paper sheet received through the antenna,

wherein the transmitter has a first surface substantially parallel to the surface of the antenna and a second surface substantially perpendicular to the surface of the antenna, the first surface broader than the second surface,
wherein the main body comprises a wall,
wherein the first surface of the transmitter is disposed on the wall of the main body,
wherein the upper wall of the housing is substantially parallel to a ceiling plate of the stand during the sliding of the housing into the stand such that the first surface of the transmitter and the surface of the antenna are substantially parallel to each other,
wherein when detecting insertion of the paper sheet, the controller moves the presser plate at a first position to a second position such that the paper sheet passes through an opening formed between the pair of regulatory members, the first position being a position at which the presser plate is brought into the opening such that the opening through which the paper sheet passes is occluded,
wherein the controller moves the presser plate at the second position to a third position for pressing the paper sheet onto the placing plate and allows the presser plate to stay at the third position for a predetermined time, so as to place the paper sheet stably on the placing plate, and
wherein the controller sends deposit information of the paper sheet to a server after the presser plate moves from the third position to the first position.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the main body further comprises a pair of movable pieces disposed at an entrance of a paper sheet travelling route along which the paper sheet moves to the housing,
wherein the pair of movable pieces move apart from each other to open the paper sheet travelling route when the paper sheet is inserted, and
wherein the pair of movable pieces move closer to each other until a distance between the pair of movable pieces becomes a predetermined minimum width to correct a position of the paper sheet.

3. A paper sheet processing apparatus comprising:
a stand;
a main body disposed on the stand;
a reader that reads information on paper sheets inserted into a slot, the reader disposed on the main body;
a transmitter that sends the information, the transmitter disposed on the main body;
a housing that stores the paper sheet, the housing slidably mountable to the stand and demountable from the stand along a sliding direction;
a magnetic sensing unit; and
a controller,
wherein the housing comprises:
an antenna that receives the information wirelessly from the transmitter, is installed on an upper wall of the housing, and has a surface substantially parallel to the upper wall and facing the transmitter;
a storage that stores the information on the paper sheet received through the antenna;
a placing plate on which the paper sheet is to be stacked;
a pair of regulatory members disposed on both sides of the placing plate;
a presser plate; and
a spring that pushes the placing plate,

wherein the transmitter has a first surface substantially parallel to the surface of the antenna and a second surface substantially perpendicular to the surface of the antenna, the first surface broader than the second surface,
wherein the main body comprises a wall,
wherein the first surface of the transmitter is disposed on the wall of the main body, and
wherein the upper wall of the housing is substantially parallel to a ceiling plate of the stand during the sliding of the housing into the stand such that the first surface of the transmitter and the surface of the antenna are substantially parallel to each other,
wherein the magnetic sensing unit comprises at least one magnet that generates a magnetic field when the pushing plate reaches a predetermined position,
wherein the controller:
transmits the information stored in the storage to a server;
counts a number of paper sheets that are stacked in the housing after receiving the magnetic field,
informs to an external device that the housing is approaching a full state after the magnetic sensor receives the magnetic field and before the counted number exceeds a first threshold, and
stops storing the paper sheet into the housing when the counted number reaches a second threshold greater than the first threshold, and

wherein the controller moves the presser plate at a first position to a second position such that the paper sheet passes through an opening formed between the pair of regulatory members, the first position being a position at which the presser plate is brought into the opening such that the opening through which the paper sheet passes is occluded,
wherein the controller moves the presser plate at the second position to a third position for pressing the paper sheet onto the placing plate and allows the presser plate to stay at the third position for a predetermined time, so as to place the paper sheet stably on the placing plate, and
wherein the controller sends deposit information of the paper sheet to the server after the presser plate moves from the third position to the first position.

4. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the server records and manages the information from the controller.

5. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the at least one magnet comprises two or more magnets disposed at different locations of the placing plate along a pushing direction of the spring.

6. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the information comprises a value and a time of stack of each stacked paper sheet and an ID of the apparatus.

7. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the magnetic sensing unit further comprises a plurality of magnetic sensors that are arranged along a pressing direction of the pushing plate and generate detection signals, and
wherein the controller determines a number of paper sheets stacked on the housing based on the detection signals.

8. The apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the main body further comprises a pair of movable pieces disposed at an entrance of a paper sheet travelling route along which the paper sheet moves from the slot to the housing,
wherein the pair of movable pieces move apart from each other to open the paper sheet travelling route when the paper sheet is inserted, and
wherein the pair of movable pieces move closer to each other until a distance between the pair of movable pieces becomes a predetermined minimum width to correct a position of the paper sheet.

Assignees

• Universal Entertainment Corp

Inventors

• Nireki Takao

Classifications

• B65H2407/10

  Safety means, e.g. for preventing injuries or illegal operations · CPC title

• G07D11/13

  with internal means for handling valuable papers · CPC title

• B65H2301/331

  Skewing, correcting skew, i.e. changing slightly orientation of material · CPC title

• B65H29/46

  Members reciprocated in rectilinear path · CPC title

• B65H2557/11

  wireless · CPC title