Paper sheet handling apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12444262-B2
Application number	US-202318357508-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 24, 2023
Priority date	Feb 22, 2021
Publication date	Oct 14, 2025
Grant date	Oct 14, 2025

Abstract

A paper sheet handling apparatus includes: a partition portion that forms an insertion space into which a paper sheet is inserted from an insertion port with a first opposing portion, and forms a taking-out space from which the paper sheet is taken out from the insertion port with a second opposing portion; and a conveyor that conveys the paper sheet left in the taking-out space in a state of protruding toward the taking-out space from a first opening portion of the first opposing portion and a second opening portion of the partition portion. The partition portion includes a second shutter that openably closes the second opening portion, and a second shutter opening/closing unit that opens the second opening portion by opening the second shutter in conjunction with an operation in which the partition portion moves to the remaining banknote conveyance position.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A paper sheet handling apparatus, comprising:
a first opposing portion and a second opposing portion arranged to be opposed to each other;
a partition portion that is arranged so as to be movable in an opposing direction in which the first opposing portion and the second opposing portion are opposed to each other, forms an insertion space into which a paper sheet is inserted from an insertion port with the first opposing portion, and forms a taking-out space from which the paper sheet is taken out from the insertion port with the second opposing portion; and
a conveyor that conveys the paper sheet put in the insertion space in a state of protruding toward the insertion space from a first opening portion of the first opposing portion, and conveys the paper sheet left in the taking-out space in a state of protruding toward the taking-out space from the first opening portion of the first opposing portion and a second opening portion of the partition portion,
wherein the partition portion is arranged so as to be movable to a remaining banknote conveyance position when the paper sheet left in the taking-out space is conveyed by the conveyor, and
wherein the partition portion includes a second shutter that openably closes the second opening portion, and a second shutter opening/closing unit that opens the second opening portion by opening the second shutter in conjunction with an operation in which the partition portion moves to the remaining banknote conveyance position.

2. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the first opposing portion is arranged so as to be movable to the remaining banknote conveyance position when the paper sheet left in the taking-out space is conveyed by the conveyor, and
wherein the second shutter opening/closing unit opens the second shutter by being fitted to the first opposing portion and pressed by the first opposing portion when the first opposing portion and the partition portion are at the remaining banknote conveyance position.

3. The paper sheet handling apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the first opposing portion includes a first shutter that openably closes the first opening portion,
wherein the first opposing portion is arranged so as to be movable in the opposing direction to an insertion position at the time of inserting the paper sheet, a conveyance position at the time of conveying the paper sheet by the conveyor, and the remaining banknote conveyance position, and
wherein each of the first opposing portion and the conveyor includes a first shutter opening/closing unit that opens the first opening portion by opening the first shutter by meshing with each other when the first opposing portion moves from the insertion position to the conveyance position and the remaining banknote conveyance position.

Assignees

• Fujitsu Frontech Ltd
• Fujitsu Frontech Systems Ltd

Inventors

• Yamada Akira
• Tamahashi Tomoyuki
• Wada Takashi
• Ando Atsushi
• Koizumi Shohei
• Hayashi Satoshi
• Motohashi Yasuhiro

Classifications

• B65H2701/1912

  Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like · CPC title

• B65H29/00

  Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles · CPC title

• B65H31/3081

  by acting on edge of the pile for moving it along a surface, e.g. by pushing · CPC title

• B65H3/06

  Rollers or like rotary separators {(B65H3/42 takes precedence)} · CPC title

• B65H1/025

  with controlled positively-acting mechanical devices for advancing the pile to present the articles to the separating device · CPC title