Medium processing apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11532196-B2
Application number	US-202117197815-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 10, 2021
Priority date	Mar 10, 2021
Publication date	Dec 20, 2022
Grant date	Dec 20, 2022

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a medium processing apparatus, including: a housing provided with a surface facing a customer operating the medium processing apparatus; and a rolled coin device housed in the housing and configured to process rolled coins formed by bundling a plurality of loose coins. The surface of the housing includes a designated area located in a height range conforming to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard with respect to a height direction of the medium processing apparatus, and a rolled coin dispensing port of the rolled coin device for dispensing the rolled coins is arranged in the designated area.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A medium processing apparatus, comprising:
a housing provided with a surface facing a customer operating the medium processing apparatus;
a rolled coin device housed in the housing and configured to process rolled coins formed by bundling a plurality of loose coins;
a banknote device housed in the housing and configured to process a banknote;
a PIN pad for a user to input information arranged on the surface of the housing, the PIN pad having mechanical buttons; and
a display arranged on the surface of the housing and configured to display information for the customer to watch, wherein
the surface of the housing comprises a designated area located in a height range conforming to Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) standard with respect to a height direction of the medium processing apparatus,
a rolled coin dispensing port of the rolled coin device for dispensing the rolled coins is arranged in the designated area,
a banknote dispensing port of the banknote device for dispensing the banknote is arranged in the designated area,
the PIN pad is arranged in the designated area, is adjacent to the banknote dispensing port, and is located below the display,
the rolled coin dispensing port is located at a position lower than a position where the PIN pad is located, and
the rolled coin dispensing port is located at a position lower than a position where the banknote dispensing port is located.

2. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the medium processing apparatus comprises a loose coin device housed in the housing and configured to process loose coins, and
a loose coin dispensing port of the loose coin device for dispensing the loose coins is arranged in the designated area.

3. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the loose coin dispensing port is located at a position lower than a position where the banknote dispensing port is located.

4. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the rolled coin device, the banknote device and the loose coin device are sequentially arranged in a transverse direction of the medium processing apparatus.

5. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein,
the medium processing apparatus comprises a cheque device housed in the housing and configured to process a cheque,
a cheque inserting port for inserting the cheque and a cheque dispensing port for dispensing the cheque of the cheque device are arranged in the designated area, and
the cheque inserting port and the cheque dispensing port are formed integrally or separately.

6. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,
the cheque inserting port and the cheque dispensing port are located at a position lower than a position where the banknote dispensing port is located.

7. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein,
the rolled coin device, the banknote device, the cheque device and the loose coin device are sequentially arranged in a transverse direction of the medium processing apparatus.

8. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the height range conforming to the ADA standard is a height range from 15 inches to 48 inches as measured from a bottom surface of the medium processing apparatus.

9. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the rolled coin device comprises a plurality of rolled coin dispensing ports, and
each of the plurality of rolled coin dispensing ports is configured to dispense the rolled coins according to a type of currency.

10. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the rolled coin dispensing port comprises a transversely elongated shape extending along a transverse direction of the medium processing apparatus, and
the rolled coin dispensing port comprises, in the transverse direction of the medium processing apparatus, a plurality of dispensing areas for dispensing the rolled coins according to a type of currency.

11. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein,
the medium processing apparatus comprises a display arranged on the surface of the housing, and
the designated area is located at a position lower than a position where the display is located.

12. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein,
the display has a rectangular shape, comprising a pair of short edges approximately parallel to a transverse direction of the medium processing apparatus and a pair of long edges extending in a direction perpendicular to the short edges, wherein the long edges are longer than the short edges.

13. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 12 , wherein,
in the height direction of the medium processing apparatus, the designated area is located between a lower end position of the display and a position which is spaced apart downwardly from the lower end position of the display by a length, the length being a length of the long edge of the display.

14. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein,
a groove is formed in the surface of the housing, and
the display is arranged on the housing in such a manner that at least a part of the display is housed at the groove.

15. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 14 , wherein,
the display is housed at the groove in such a manner that a display surface of the display is substantially parallel to a portion of the surface of the housing around the groove.

16. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein,
the display is arranged on the housing in such a manner that a display surface of the display is inclined upwardly and backwardly relative to the height direction.

17. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 11 , wherein,
at least one selected from the group consisting of a code reader for reading a bar code and/or a two-dimensional code, a card reader for reading a card, a receipt printer for printing a receipt and the PIN pad is arranged on the surface of the housing and is arranged at an adjacent portion located at a lateral area with respect to the display.

18. The medium processing apparatus according to claim 17 , wherein,
the adjacent portion is located approximately at a center in the transverse direction of the medium processing apparatus.

Assignees

• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Tougo Hirofumi
• Takahashi Kazuhiko
• Takahashi Kenta
• Kuroda Takayuki
• Yokoo Tomohiro

Classifications

• G07F19/202

  Depositing operations within ATMs (depositing in general G07D11/00) · CPC title

• G07F19/205

  Housing aspects of ATMs · CPC title

• G06Q20/3274

  using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device · CPC title

• G07G1/0018

  Constructional details, e.g. of drawer, printing means, input means · CPC title

• G06Q20/206

  comprising security or operator identification provisions, e.g. password entry · CPC title