Money depositing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2025384746-A1
Application number	US-202519238541-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jun 16, 2025
Priority date	Jun 17, 2024
Publication date	Dec 18, 2025
Grant date	—

Abstract

A money depositing device includes: a first storage unit that stores money received through an inlet; a second storage unit that stores a predetermined number of items of money, received through the inlet, in at least one predetermined denomination; a first security structure that restricts access to the first storage unit and removes a restriction on the access to the first storage unit with a first means in order to collect money stored in the first storage unit; and a second security structure that restricts access to the second storage unit and removes a restriction on the access to the second storage unit with a second means different from the first means in order to collect money stored in the second storage unit.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A money depositing device comprising:
a first storage unit that stores money received through an inlet; a second storage unit that stores a predetermined number of items of money, received through the inlet, in at least one predetermined denomination; a first security structure that restricts access to the first storage unit and removes a restriction on the access to the first storage unit with a first means in order to collect money stored in the first storage unit; and a second security structure that restricts access to the second storage unit and removes a restriction on the access to the second storage unit with a second means different from the first means in order to collect money stored in the second storage unit.

2 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a transport unit that transports money received through the inlet to the second storage unit or the first storage unit such that the predetermined number of items of money of the at least one predetermined denomination is stored preferentially in the second storage unit over the first storage unit.

3 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , wherein
the second storage unit stores a combination of multiple denominations of money in a single storage area in a mixed manner, the number of items of the money for each denomination being predetermined.

4 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a reception unit that receives a denomination and the number of items of money to be stored in the second storage unit, the denomination and the number being set based on operation by a user.

5 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , wherein
money collected from the second storage unit is stored in a storage unit of a money handling device that performs at least a money withdrawing process, the money depositing device further comprises a reception unit that receives a denomination and the number of items of money to be stored in the second storage unit, the denomination and the number being set based on an inventory amount of the storage unit of the money handling device.

6 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , wherein
the first security structure and the second security structure differ from each other in a key for a lock or a type of lock.

7 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a housing that houses the first storage unit and the second storage unit and has an opening that is opened for the access to the first storage unit and the second storage unit, wherein the second storage unit is located at a position closer to the opening than the first storage unit.

8 . The money depositing device of claim 7 , wherein
the housing further has a door which opens and closes the opening and which has a lock, and the second storage unit is located on the door and moves along with opening and closing of the door.

9 . The money depositing device of claim 8 , wherein
the second storage unit has a slot used to insert money into the second storage unit, and the second security structure has a shutter that closes the slot in conjunction with unlocking the lock of the door.

10 . The money depositing device of claim 7 , wherein
the second storage unit is a pouch.

11 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , wherein
the first storage unit includes storage areas independent of each other.

12 . The money depositing device of claim 11 , wherein
the storage areas of the first storage unit store money of different denominations.

13 . The money depositing device of claim 1 , wherein
the first storage unit and the second storage unit do not feed out money stored therein.

14 . The money depositing device of claim 13 , further comprising:
an issuing unit that issues a valuable medium corresponding to an amount of money received through the inlet.

15 . A money depositing device comprising:
a first storage unit that stores money received through an inlet; a second storage unit that stores a predetermined number of items of money, received through the inlet, in at least one predetermined denomination; a housing that houses the first storage unit and the second storage unit, the housing having an opening that is opened for access to the first storage unit and the second storage unit and a door that opens and closes the opening, the second storage unit being fixed to an inner side of the door and moving along with opening and closing of the door.

Assignees

• Glory Kogyo Kk

Inventors

• Ishitobi Hisashi
• Yamauchi Tetsuya

Classifications

• G07D11/009

  Depositing devices · CPC title

• G07D3/00

  Sorting a mixed bulk of coins into denominations · CPC title

• G07F19/202 Primary

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

• G07D9/00 Primary

  Counting coins (in combination with coin-sorting G07D3/16); Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass · CPC title