Check-actuated control mechanisms – Control mechanism actuated by check – other than coin – which... – By pliant currency
Reexamination Certificate
2002-03-04
2003-12-09
Walsh, Donald P. (Department: 3653)
Check-actuated control mechanisms
Control mechanism actuated by check, other than coin , which...
By pliant currency
C209S534000, C270S058080
Reexamination Certificate
active
06659258
ABSTRACT:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
This application is based upon and claims the benefit of priority from the prior Japanese Patent Application No. 2001-121258, filed on Apr. 19, 2001: the entire contents of which are incorporated herein by reference.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a paper-like material processing apparatus that a plurality of banknotes of a plurality of money kinds are inserted together into an insert port and classified and stacked into front and back for each money kind, and stacked banknotes of a specific money kind are banded with a paper strip for each predetermined number of banknotes or stacked for each money kind, and the stacked banknotes of each money kind are banded with a paper strip for each predetermined number of banknotes.
2. Description of the Related Art
In a conventional paper-like material processing apparatus, for example, a banknote processing apparatus, a plurality of banknotes of a plurality of money kinds are mixed in a confusion state of “front and back” and “top and bottom” (upright banknote pattern state and reversed state) and inserted into an insert port. The inserted banknotes are taken out and conveyed on the conveying path one by one and characteristics such as money kind, front and back, and top and bottom of each conveyed banknote are detected. An apparatus is known that the front and back of each banknote are selectively reversed on the basis of the detection results and all the banknotes are distributed and stacked in a predetermined stacker prepared for each money kind with the front positioned up.
Particularly, as an apparatus having a function for banding banknotes of a specific money kind with a paper strip, the banknote processing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication 5-6478 is known.
This apparatus has two stackers for stacking banknotes of a specific money kind. Banknotes sent in a state that the front is positioned up and the upper end is positioned at the top are stacked in one of the stackers. Banknotes sent in a state that the front is positioned up and the lower end is positioned at the top are stacked in the other stacker. Namely, in each stacker, the “front and back” and “top and bottom” of each banknote are arranged properly. And, each banknote is banded with a paper strip in a banding portion installed in correspondence with each stacker. In this case, in each banding portion, a paper strip is wound at the biased position on one end of a predetermined number of stacked banknotes in the longitudinal direction so as to bind the banknotes.
However, in the aforementioned conventional banknote processing apparatus, for example, banknotes stacked in each stacker at the biased position on the rear side of the apparatus are wound with a paper strip, so that the banknotes stacked in one stacker and the banknotes stacked in the other stacker are in a reversed state of top and bottom. Therefore, the paper strip winding position is different. When the paper strip winding position is different like this, for example, in one of the stackers, a fault may be caused that the portrait, numeral, and characters printed on the banknote surface may be hidden with a paper strip.
Therefore, a method for arranging one of the banding devices installed in correspondence with the respective stackers on the front side of the apparatus and the other on the rear side thereof, thereby winding a paper strip at the same position may be considered. However, to adopt such a constitution, a problem arises that banding devices having different structures must be prepared and the cost is increased.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
An object of the present invention is to provide a paper-like material processing apparatus for properly arranging the “front and back” and “top and bottom” of all paper-like materials without changing the apparatus constitution and banding all paper-like materials at the same position commonly by a single banding device.
According to embodiments of the present invention there is provided a paper-like material processing apparatus, comprising a discriminator to discriminate a kind of paper-like materials to be conveyed; a first stacker to stack the paper-like materials discriminated as a first kind on the basis of discrimination results of the discriminator; a second stacker to stack the paper-like materials discriminated as a second kind on the basis of the discrimination results of the discriminator; and a single banding mechanism to band respectively paper-like materials stacked in the first stacker and the second stacker.
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Abstract of reference or above.
Beauchaine Mark J
Pillsbury & Winthrop LLP
Walsh Donald P.
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