Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding – Separator and conveyor
Reexamination Certificate
2000-12-22
2001-11-13
Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3651)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding
Separator and conveyor
C271S112000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06315281
ABSTRACT:
FIELD OF THE INVENTION
The present invention pertains to an apparatus for paying out a sheet body which consists of paper or synthetic resin and the like. This invention is especially concerned with a sheet body payout apparatus for paying with certainty a bill as the sheet body which is paper money.
This invention is concretely concerned with an apparatus for paying out a sheet body which is suitable for fields in which bills are used, such as vending machines which contains ticket sale machines and the like, money change machines, money changing machines which are used for the resists industry and the like. Further, the sheet body with which this invention is concerned is typically bills which are folded freely. However the invention is also concerned with sheet bodies including card bodies such as telephone cards and commutation ticket cards which are bent freely.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Apparatuses are known for paying out a bill such as a conventional sheet body payout apparatus including an apparatus for feeding a paper leaf. This is disclosed in the specification of Japanese Patent Disclosure 7-237764.
This feeder relates to an apparatus to supply paper leaves such as the bills which are stored in a hopper in a desired place wherein the various paper leaves are separated. In front of a hopper bottom wall on which bills are piled, a guidance plate of the bill is provided in the setting up condition and, on a single roller rotating axis, a separation roller and a carrying-out roller of the bill are provided respectively. This provides a complicated mechanism for the apparatus as disclosed in this specification.
A card sending-out apparatus for a card vending machine is also known as disclosed in the specification of Japanese Patent Application 4-283398 (or Japanese Disclosure Application 6-96349). As for this card sending-out apparatus, within the upper portion of two outside plates that are separated in parallel, cards forming a layered body are held. A complicated mechanism is provided with this apparatus for sending out a card with the paying-out roller and the sending-out roller of the card.
SUMMARY AND OBJECTS OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide a sheet body payout apparatus with a small and simple structure which doesn't need a complicated payout mechanism for the apparatus as is mentioned above.
It is a further object of the invention to provide an apparatus which is able to payout surly and speedily the sheet body one by one, while reducing the size of the apparatus (compared to known devices) and to simplify the structure.
According to the invention, an apparatus for paying out a sheet body is provided comprising at least suction means which has an opening to absorb or take up a sheet body, and sending out means for sending out the sheet body which is absorbed on the suction means, resisting the absorption.
The present invention also provides a payout apparatus of which the sending out means is within the opening of the suction means. Further, the present invention provides a payout apparatus with which drawer means is provided to put in and to draw out the sheet body which was sent out by the sending out means.
According to a preferred embodiment of the invention the payout device has a suction means which includes a fan apparatus.
Also, according to an embodiment of the present invention, the payout apparatus is provided in which the sending out means is a small tire-like wheel. According to the present invention the payout apparatus includes a drawer means including a plurality of rollers.
This invention is explained below, referring to attached drawings of the embodiment according to the invention.
The various features of novelty which characterize the invention are pointed out with particularity in the claims annexed to and forming a part of this disclosure. For a better understanding of the invention, its operating advantages and specific objects attained by its uses, reference is made to the accompanying drawings and descriptive matter in which a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated.
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Patent Abstracts of Japan Sep. 12, 1995 Japan.
Asahi Seiko Co. Ltd.
Ellis Christopher P.
Mackey Patrick
McGlew and Tuttle , P.C.
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