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Guide mechanism and paper sheet handling apparatus
US12589968B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-12589968-B2 |
| Application number | US-202418675911-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 28, 2024 |
| Priority date | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Publication date | Mar 31, 2026 |
| Grant date | Mar 31, 2026 |
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A guide mechanism including a guide that regulates a position of a paper sheet stacked includes a power transmitter that moves the guide to three or more positions by means of power obtained from a separate mechanism, which is different from the guide mechanism, and a switching drive that switches the power transmitter between a transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is transmitted to the guide and a non-transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is not transmitted.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A guide mechanism including a guide that regulates a position of a paper sheet stacked, the guide mechanism comprising: a power transmitter that moves the guide to three or more positions by means of power obtained from a separate mechanism, which is different from the guide mechanism; and a switching drive that switches the power transmitter between a transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is transmitted to the guide and a non-transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is not transmitted, wherein the power transmitter includes an intermittent gear having teeth only in a part of a rotation direction, and wherein the switching drive switches the power transmitter to the transmission state by rotating the intermittent gear such that the teeth mesh with the separate mechanism, and switches the power transmitter to the non-transmission state by rotating the intermittent gear such that the teeth do not mesh with the separate mechanism. 2 . The guide mechanism according to claim 1 , wherein the guide regulates the position of the paper sheet stacked on a stage that is movable up and down, and wherein the three or more positions of the guide include two or more regulation positions that regulate the position of the paper sheet above the stage and a retraction position that does not interfere with upward and downward movement of the stage. 3 . A paper sheet handling apparatus comprising a guide mechanism, wherein the guide mechanism includes a guide that regulates a position of a paper sheet stacked, a power transmitter that moves the guide to three or more positions by means of power obtained from a separate mechanism, which is different from the guide mechanism, and a switching drive that switches the power transmitter between a transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is transmitted to the guide and a non-transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is not transmitted, wherein the power transmitter includes an intermittent gear having teeth only in a part of a rotation direction, and wherein the switching drive switches the power transmitter to the transmission state by rotating the intermittent gear such that the teeth mesh with the separate mechanism, and switches the power transmitter to the non-transmission state by rotating the intermittent gear such that the teeth do not mesh with the separate mechanism.
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Auxiliary devices for contacting each article with a front stop as it is piled · CPC title
with internal means for handling valuable papers · CPC title
performed on the same pile or stack · CPC title
with stationary end support against which pile accumulates · CPC title
Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like · CPC title
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- A guide mechanism including a guide that regulates a position of a paper sheet stacked includes a power transmitter that moves the guide to three or more positions by means of power obtained from a separate mechanism, which is different from the guide mechanism, and a switching drive that switches the power transmitter between a transmission state in which the power of the separate mechanism is…
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- Fujitsu Frontech Ltd
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