US4889240A
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Bill handling apparatus having right and left bill-shifting mechanisms
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 1988-09-14
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Granted: 1989-12-26
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Expires: 2008-09-14
Abstract
Abstract A circulation-type bill deposit and dispensing apparatus, is provided with a shift mechanism which moves the bills to a predetermined position to the left or right side with respect to their feed direction so as to eliminate dispersion of bills in the lateral direction. Thus errors in discrimination of truth or falsehood or in discrimination of denominations and feed jams are prevented. An inverse shifting mechanism is also provided for moving bills to the opposite side from the initial shift (with respect to the feed direction) by a predetermined amount.
Inventors
- 👤 Koichi Sato
- 👤 Tsutomu Sawa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 09:28
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D11/00; G07D11/10; G07D11/40
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
125 words
A bill handling apparatus comprising: a holder mechanism for receiving and holding bills supplied thereto; a feeder mechanism for receiving bills from said holder mechanism and feeding them out one by one over a feed path in a feed direction; a transfer mechanism for transferring bills from said holder mechanism to said feeder mechanism; a shifting mechanism for shifting bills fed from said feeder mechanism to one side of said feed path; an inverse shifting mechanism for inversely shifting the bills to be transferred by said transfer mechanism, by moving them to a side of said feed path opposite to said one side by a predetermined distance; and a discriminator mechanism for discriminating whether the bills shifted by said shifting mechanism are true or false.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
125 words
A bill handling apparatus comprising: a holder mechanism for receiving and holding bills supplied thereto; a feeder mechanism for receiving bills from said holder mechanism and feeding them out one by one over a feed path in a feed direction; a transfer mechanism for transferring bills from said holder mechanism to said feeder mechanism; a shifting mechanism for shifting bills fed from said feeder mechanism to one side of said feed path; an inverse shifting mechanism for inversely shifting the bills to be transferred by said transfer mechanism, by moving them to a side of said feed path opposite to said one side by a predetermined distance; and a discriminator mechanism for discriminating whether the bills shifted by said shifting mechanism are true or false.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as recited in claim 1 further comprising: a feed path mechanism for returning the bills discriminated as false by said discriminator mechanism to said holder mechanism.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
The invention as recited in claim 2 wherein said inverse shifting mechanism acts on said holder mechanism to accomplish said inverse shift of said bills.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
The invention as recited in claim 3 wherein said inverse shifting mechanism actuates a portion of said holder mechanism to move a stack of said bills to said opposite side.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The invention as recited in claim 4 wherein said shifting mechanism shifts individual bills as they are fed from said feeder mechanism.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The invention as recited in claim 5 wherein said shifting mechanism includes biased roller means which frictionally engage each said bill and move it to said one side.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
63 words
The invention recited in claim 1, wherein said apparatus handles bills of a plurality of denominations, the combination further comprising: a plurality of denominational storage means, each for storing bills of a single denomination; a removable storage means for holding all denominations of bills; and a second feed path mechanism for moving bills stored in said denominational storage means to said holder mechanism.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1992-12-25 | 1993-06-26 | 1993-12-26 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1996-12-25 | 1997-06-26 | 1997-12-26 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2000-12-25 | 2001-06-26 | 2001-12-26 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |