Sheet feeding or delivering – Feeding and delivering – Sensor located at the feeder and controls the delivering
Reexamination Certificate
1999-07-15
2001-11-13
Ellis, Christopher P. (Department: 3651)
Sheet feeding or delivering
Feeding and delivering
Sensor located at the feeder and controls the delivering
C271S003170, C271S010020, C271S302000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06315279
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a paper processing apparatus for performing delivery and taking in for paper such as paper money and also performing discrimination of paper.
2. Description of the Related Art
As a kind of the above-mentioned paper processing apparatus, hitherto, there is known an automatic teller machine (hereinafter referred to as “ATM”), which is set up at banks and other financial institution, for performing transactions such as receipt of money and payment in paper money. Such an ATM has, usually, an ability of carrying out both the transactions of receipt of money and payment.
On the other hand, a business form of banks or the like and an environment for set up of an ATM are not unitary. Thus, in some case, it would be desirable that an ATM performs both the transactions of receipt of money and payment. Alternatively, in another case, it would be desired that an ATM performs transactions of payment only. As a measure to reply to these requirements, hitherto, there is known such a measure that a receipt and payment type of ATM having an ability of carrying out both the transactions of receipt of money and payment is supplied, and the receipt and payment type-of ATM is optionally utilized as an ATM performing both the transactions of receipt of money and payment or as a payment-dedicated ATM for performing transactions of payment only. Alternatively, there is known such a measure that a receipt and payment type of ATM having an ability of carrying out both the transactions of receipt of money and payment, and in addition a payment-dedicated ATM for performing transactions of only payment.
However, such a receipt and payment type of ATM had needs a high cost for implementing an ability of carrying out the transactions of receipt of money, and thus it is useless in cost that such a receipt and payment type of ATM is used for the payment transactions only.
Further, usually, in order to avoid the above-mentioned uselessness, a payment-dedicated ATM has a structure greatly different from that of a receipt and payment type of ATM. Consequently, although a common function of performing transactions of payment is implemented, a technology accumulated in a development for a payment-dedicated ATM is different from a technology accumulated in a development for a receipt and payment type of ATM, and thus it is difficult to apply these technologies to one another. Therefore, in order to supply both the receipt and payment type of ATM and the payment-dedicated ATM, a development cost is doubly needed.
The above-mentioned problems are associated with not only an ATM dealing with paper money, generally but also a paper processing apparatus for performing delivery and receiving for paper.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
In view of the foregoing, it is an object of the present invention to provide a paper processing apparatus of low cost.
To achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides a paper processing unit comprising:
a delivery unit comprising a shed for receiving paper moneys, a delivery mechanism for delivering paper moneys from said shed to an exterior, and a first paper discriminator for discriminating paper moneys to be delivered by said delivery mechanism to the exterior;
a receipt unit comprising a receipt mechanism for receiving paper moneys inserted from the exterior, a second paper discriminator for discriminating the paper moneys received by said receipt mechanism, and a conveyance mechanism for conveying the paper moneys discriminated by said second paper discriminator to said delivery unit; and
a control unit for controlling said delivery unit and said receipt unit,
wherein said delivery unit and said receipt unit are detachably coupled to one another.
According to the paper processing apparatus, the delivery unit and the receipt unit are detachably coupled to one another. Thus, a user, who demands only the function of a delivery of paper, can obtain only the
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delivery unit and use it as a delivery-dedicated paper processing apparatus, and thereby obtaining an inexpensive paper processing apparatus. Further, the delivery unit of the paper processing apparatus effecting both the functions of delivery and reception can be applied to a delivery-dedicated paper processing apparatus as it is. Thus, it is possible to reduce the cost of the paper processing apparatus in development.
In the paper processing apparatus of the present invention as mentioned above, it is preferable that said delivery unit has a backflow preventer for preventing paper moneys from flowing backward from said delivery unit to said receipt unit.
A provision of such a backflow preventer makes it possible to avoid such trouble that paper of the delivery unit gets mixed into said receipt unit.
In the paper processing apparatus of the present invention as mentioned above, it is preferable that said receipt unit has a temporal shed for temporarily receiving the paper moneys discriminated by said second paper discriminator, and said conveyance mechanism conveys the paper moneys received in said temporal shed to said delivery unit.
According to the above-mentioned paper processing apparatus, in the event that paper is received into the receiving unit once and thereafter it is required to return the paper, the paper received in the temporal shed is returned. Thus, it is possible to return the received paper as it is. A provision of the temporal shed on the reception unit makes it possible to supply the inexpensive paper processing apparatus in the event that the delivery unit is provided as a delivery-dedicated paper processing apparatus.
Further, in the paper processing apparatus of the present invention as mentioned above, it is preferable that said delivery unit is detachably coupled with any of a plurality of sorts of the receipt unit, and
said control unit performs a control according to the receipt unit coupled with said delivery unit.
As a receiving form of paper according to a paper processing apparatus, it happens that a various types of receiving form of paper are required in accordance with an environment of set up of the paper processing apparatus.
According to the paper processing apparatus of the present invention, there is provided a control unit for performing a control according to the receipt unit coupled with the delivery unit. This feature makes it possible to apply a single type of delivery unit to a plurality of sorts of the receipt unit corresponding to the various types of receiving form of paper. Thus, it is possible to reduce the cost for a development to implement a various types of receiving form of paper.
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Abe Hayami
Minamishin Hayato
Tanaka Yuji
Armstrong Westerman Hattori McLeland & Naughton LLP
Crawford Gene O.
Ellis Christopher P.
Fujitsu Limited
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