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Bill discriminating apparatus
Assignee: Laurel Bank Machine Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-15
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Granted: 1990-08-07
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Expires: 2009-05-15
Abstract
Abstract A bill discriminating apparatus having two color detectors for photoelectrically detecting light components contained in light transmitted through or reflected by bills to be discriminated and having different wavelengths from each other, the bill discriminating apparatus including a current correction circuit for correcting current output from one of the two color detectors, two amplifiers for amplifying the current output from one of the two color detectors and current output from the other color detector, a gain adjusting circuit capable of adjusting gain of one of the two amplifiers, a differential amplifier for differentially amplifying signals output from the two amplifiers and a discriminator for discriminating denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from the differential amplifier. The thus constituted bill discriminating apparatus makes it possible to discriminate denominations and/or genuineness of the bills without fail.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazuhiro Hara
- 👤 Kiyosi Fujii
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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2026-10-29 08:25
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07D; G07D7/00; G07D7/06; G07D7/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
146 words
A bill discriminating apparatus having at least two color detecting means for photoelectrically detecting light components contained in light transmitted through or reflected by bills to be discriminated and having different wavelengths, said bill discriminating apparatus comprising current correction means for correcting current output from at least one of said at least two color detecting means, at least two amplifying means for amplifying the current output from said at least one of said at least two color detecting means and current output from said other of said at least two color detecting means, gain adjusting means capable of adjusting gain of at least one of said at least two amplifying means, differential amplifying means for differentially amplifying signals output from said at least two amplifying means and discriminating means for discriminating denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from said differential amplifying means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
146 words
A bill discriminating apparatus having at least two color detecting means for photoelectrically detecting light components contained in light transmitted through or reflected by bills to be discriminated and having different wavelengths, said bill discriminating apparatus comprising current correction means for correcting current output from at least one of said at least two color detecting means, at least two amplifying means for amplifying the current output from said at least one of said at least two color detecting means and current output from said other of said at least two color detecting means, gain adjusting means capable of adjusting gain of at least one of said at least two amplifying means, differential amplifying means for differentially amplifying signals output from said at least two amplifying means and discriminating means for discriminating denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from said differential amplifying means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
58 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 1 which further includes dividing means for dividing the signals output from said differential amplifying means by the signals output from one of said at least two amplifying means and in which said discriminating means discriminates denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from said dividing means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 1 wherein said at least two color detecting means consist of green light detecting means for selectively detecting the green light and red light detecting means for selectively detecting the red light.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
58 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 3 which further includes dividing means for dividing the signals output from said differential amplifying means by the signals output from one of said at least two amplifying means and in which said discriminating means discriminates denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from said dividing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
32 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 3 wherein said current correction means corrects the current output from one of said green light detecting means and said red light detecting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
91 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 5 wherein said at least two amplifying means consist of two amplifying means for respectively amplifying the current output from one of said green light detecting means and said red light detecting means and corrected by said current correction means and the current output from the other of the green light detecting means and the red light detecting means, and said gain adjusting means consists of two gain adjusting means, each capable of adjusting the gain of one of said two amplifying means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
58 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 5 which further includes dividing means for dividing the signals output from said differential amplifying means by the signals output from one of said at least two amplifying means and in which said discriminating means discriminates denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from said dividing means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
58 words
A bill discriminating apparatus in accordance with claim 6 which further includes dividing means for dividing the signals output from said differential amplifying means by the signals output from one of said at least two amplifying means and in which said discriminating means discriminates denominations and/or genuineness of the bills based upon signals output from said dividing means.
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