Medium handover device and medium processing device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9567182-B2
Application number	US-201314648897-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2013
Priority date	Dec 5, 2012
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

A medium handover device is provided including: a fixed peripheral side section that covers portions of side faces enclosing a periphery of a collection space in which a paper sheet shaped medium is collected, other than at least a portion of an opposing side face opposing a medium support section supporting the medium inside the collection space, which portion is open, and other than at least a portion of an adjacent side face adjacent to the opposing side face, which portion is open; a lid section that has a shape covering portions of the side faces enclosing the periphery of the collection space that are not covered by the fixed peripheral side section; a transition section that transitions the lid section to enable the lid section to adopt a closed state with respect to the fixed peripheral side section in which the lid section is close to or abutting the fixed peripheral side section and the collection space is closed, and to adopt an open state with respect to the fixed peripheral side section in which at least a portion of the lid section is separated from the fixed peripheral side section and the collection space is opened; and a transfer section that transfers the medium between an interior and an exterior of the collection space.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A medium handover device, comprising:
a fixed peripheral side section having a collection space formed therein, a paper sheet shaped medium being collected in the collection space and on a medium support section, a periphery of the collection space being defined by side faces including opposing front and rear side faces, and opposing left and right side faces that are adjacent to the front and rear side faces, the fixed peripheral side section covering a portion of the side faces of the collection space other than at least a further portion of the rear side face and further portions of the left and right side faces, which the further portions of the rear, left and right side faces are not covered by the fixed peripheral side section;
a lid section that has a shape covering the further portions of the rear side face, the left side face and the right side face that are not covered by the fixed peripheral side section;
a transition section that transitions the lid section to enable the lid section
to adopt a closed state with respect to the fixed peripheral side section in which the lid section is close to or abutting the fixed peripheral side section so that the collection space, including the further portions of the rear, left and right side faces, is closed, and
to adopt an open state with respect to the fixed peripheral side section in which at least a portion of the lid section is separated from the fixed peripheral side section, so that the collection space, including the further portions of the rear, left and right side faces, is opened; and

a transfer section that transfers the medium between an interior and an exterior of the collection space.

2. The medium handover device of claim 1 , wherein the transition section transitions the lid section to the closed state or the open state by turning the lid section with respect to the fixed peripheral side section.

3. The medium handover device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a second lid section that
closes the collection space by adopting a second closed state in which the second lid section closes the collection space while being adjacent to both the fixed peripheral side section and the lid section in the closed state, and
enlarges the opening of the collection space by adopting a second open state in which at least a portion of the second lid section is separated from the collection space in the open state.

4. The medium handover device of claim 3 , further comprising:
an opening and closing coupling section that transitions the second lid section between the second closed state and the second open state in conjunction with an operation of the transition section to transition the lid section between the closed state and the open state.

5. The medium handover device of claim 2 , further comprising:
an engagement section
that prevents the lid section from transitioning to the open state and retains the lid section in the closed state when engaged with the lid section in the closed state, and
that permits transition of the lid section to the open state when engagement with the lid section has been released.

6. The medium handover device of claim 5 , further comprising:
an engagement coupling section that effects or releases engagement of the lid section by the engagement section in conjunction with an operation of the transition section to transition the lid section between the closed state and the open state.

7. The medium handover device of claim 6 , wherein the engagement coupling section
begins transition of the lid section from the closed state to the open state after engagement between the lid section in the closed state and the engagement section has been released, and
engages the engagement section with the lid section after transition of the lid section from the open state to the closed state has been completed.

8. The medium handover device of claim 2 , further comprising:
a bias section that biases the lid section so as to turn in a direction of transition to the closed state; and
an opening displacement section that displaces with respect to the fixed peripheral side section while in contact with the lid section, so as to turn the lid section against the bias of the bias section such that the lid section transitions from the closed state to the open state.

9. The medium handover device of claim 1 , wherein the collection space is positioned in an intersecting direction that intersects with both a direction running from the medium support section to the opposing side face, and a collection direction of the medium.

10. The medium handover device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a one-face support section
that supports one face of the medium collected in the collection space, and
that exposes, in the collection space, at least a portion of an opposite side edge of the medium that is opposite to a side edge supported by the medium support section.

11. A medium processing device, comprising:
the medium handover device of claim 1 ; and
a conveyance section that conveys the medium,
wherein the transfer section transfers the medium between the conveyance section and the collection space.

12. The medium processing device of claim 11 , further comprising:
a controller that controls the transition section to transition the lid section to the open state or to the closed state; and
a detection section that
detects that the lid section is in the closed state and
notifies the controller of a detection result,

wherein the controller effects control such that, after controlling the transition section to transition the lid section from the open state to the closed state, the lid section is transitioned to the open state again, and then the lid section is transitioned to the closed state again, in a case in which the controller has received notification that the lid section is not in the closed state based on a detection result from the detection section.

13. A medium handover device comprising:
a fixed peripheral side section that covers portions of side faces enclosing a periphery of a collection space in which a paper sheet shaped medium is collected, other than at least a portion of an opposing side face opposing a medium support section supporting the medium inside the collection space, which portion is open, and other than at least a portion of an adjacent side face adjacent to the opposing side face, which portion is open;
a lid section that has a shape covering portions of the side faces enclosing the periphery of the collection space that are not covered by the fixed peripheral side section;
a transition section that transitions the lid section to enable the lid section
to adopt a closed state with respect to the fixed peripheral side section in which the lid section is close to or abutting the fixed peripheral side section and the collection space is closed, and
to adopt an open state with respect to the fixed peripheral side section in which at least a portion of the lid section is separated from the fixed peripheral side section and the collection space is opened;

a transfer section that transfers the medium between an interior and an exterior of the collection space; and
an engagement section
that prevents the lid section from transitioning to the open state and retains the lid section in the closed state when engaged with the lid section in the closed state,
that permits transition of the lid section to the open state when engagement with the lid section has been released; and

an engagement coupling section that effects or releases engagement of the lid section by the engagement section in conjunction with an

Assignees

• Oki Electric Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Takada Atsushi

Classifications

• G07F19/201 Primary

  Accessories of ATMs · CPC title

• B65H2511/417

  of state of the machine · CPC title

• B65H31/10

  and applied at the top of the pile · CPC title

• B65H2408/13

  Wall or kiosk dispenser, i.e. for positively handling or holding material until withdrawal by user · CPC title

• B65H31/24 Primary

  multiple or compartmented, e.d. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling · CPC title