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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7192022 | Apparatus for reversing a sheet An apparatus for reversing a sheet, such as a banknote, from a front face to a rear face. In the reversing apparatus a first end of a common path communicates with an exit of a first conveyance path, a second end of common path communicates with an exit of a second ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7044464 | Apparatus for reversing sheet An apparatus for reversing a sheet, such as a banknote, from a front face to a rear face. In the reversing apparatus a first end of a common path communicates with an exit of a first conveyance path, a second end of common path communicates with an exit of a second ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6385944 | Coin packaging apparatus A coin packaging apparatus has a structure facilitating confirmation of the correction or incorrectness of packaging paper when the wrong packaging paper is set, and facilitates replacement of the packaging paper. A comparator compares the paper width val... | 05/14/2002 |
| 5541393 | Sheet counter system with controlled braking A sheet counter system includes a feeding section, a carrying section, a counting section, a stacking section and a control section. When the length of a sheet or the like is less than a length reference value, the control section starts braking of the fe... | 07/30/1996 |
| 4747492 | Note sorting and counting apparatus A note sorting and counting apparatus includes a draw-out unit for drawing out in succession notes accumulated in a stack, a discrimination unit for discriminating at least denomination of notes drawn out by the draw-out unit, a sorting unit for sorting n... | 05/31/1988 |
| 4733060 | Check negotiation system by means of check cards and check card drawing apparatus In commercial transactions, settlement is conventionally made by cash and by checks drawn on a current account in a bank, etc. Users of such checking system enjoy its advantages. From the standpoint of banking business, however, such system involves a vas... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4697071 | Circulation type automatic money receiving and paying machine with note side identifying and note turning-over sections In a circulation type automatic money receiving and paying machine, the paying-in note conveying path and the paying-out note conveying path has a common conveying path, and a mechanism for identifying the face or back sides of notes and a mechanism for t... | 09/29/1987 |
| 4611345 | Bank bill identification device There has been proposed in prior art an identification device which identifies the denomination of a bank bill from the numerical figures thereon; however, it is of a simple type which recognizes the numerical figures by the variation of the light level r... | 09/09/1986 |
| 4607832 | Endless belt separator having an unsupported separating surface A delivery device in which an endless belt rotatably driven is brought into contact with the foremost sheet of a stack of sheets of paper stored in a registered relationship with each other and the sheets of paper are delivered one at a time by the endles... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4285511 | Method and apparatus for stacking sheets such as paper currency A plurality of coplanar belt conveyors extend in parallel spaced relationship to each other to feed successive sheets to be stacked into a stacking compartment formed on the conveyors. Just upstream of the stacking compartment, one or more endless belts a... | 08/25/1981 |
| 4188962 | Money dispensation control device In a money dispensation control system for a money dispenser which dispenses money having a plurality of denominations, money is dispensed separately in a priority order predetermined according to the denominations, and when the amount of money dispensed ... | 02/19/1980 |
| 4150740 | Money exchanging system A system of exchanging money in a money exchanging machine in which different money groups each consisting of money of a single or a plurality of denominations are provided for each of the money of different denominations to be exchanged by the machine, a... | 04/24/1979 |
| 4138834 | Paper supplying device in coin wrapping apparatus In a paper supplying devide in a coin wrapping apparatus, different kinds of paper, each wound into a roll, are supported respectively on a corresponding number of paper supporting members mounted on paper carrying body. According to the kind of coins sel... | 02/13/1979 |
| 4128102 | Incorrect coin stacking detecting device in a coin packaging machine In a coin packaging machine, a coin stacking cylinder is formed with positive terminal boards, negative terminal boards, and insulating boards which extend in the axial direction of the cylinder in such a manner that one insulating board is interposed for... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4123892 | Coin packaging machine A coin packaging machine for packaging a predetermined number of coins has a denomination selecting section for selecting a denomination of coins, a packaging section for packaging stacked coins in a paper wrapper, a conveyor for conveying coins to the pa... | 11/07/1978 |
| 4122935 | System for controlling coin-operated lockers A system for controlling a coin-operated locker comprises a time-lapse detecting device which starts its operation upon locking of the locker for detecting the passing of a predetermined unitary period of time of use of the locker and a locking device for... | 10/31/1978 |
| 4102110 | Coin packaging system A coin packaging system comprises a coin sorting section for sorting out coins mixedly supplied thereto according to the denominations thereof, a coin packaging section for packaging the sorted coins separately according to the denominations, and a coin d... | 07/25/1978 |
| 4100925 | Coin jamming detecting device The present invention is a coin jamming detecting device including a pulse generator for generating pulses at time intervals corresponding to the operation cycle of a coin moving section which operates to move coins delivered thereto from a coin supplying... | 07/18/1978 |
| 4098056 | Coin passage device of a coin processing machine A coin passage device of a coin wrapping machine comprises two perimeter edge plates defining opposite side walls of a coin passage and adapted to be adjustably movable toward and away from each other by equal distances thereby to adjust symmetrically the... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4096991 | Note discriminating apparatus A note discriminating apparatus includes first and second detectors for detecting the characteristics of a note, a reference level generating section for generating a reference level signal by utilizing the output of the first detector, and a level detect... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4085879 | Paper supplying device in coin wrapping apparatus In a paper supplying device in a coin wrapping apparatus, different kinds of paper, each wound into a paper roll, are supported respectively on corresponding paper supporting members mounted on a paper carrying body. According to the kind of coins selecte... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4060093 | Coin stacker in automatic coin wrapping apparatus For stacking a predetermined number of coins which are successively supplied prior to wrapping operation, there are provided a preferably odd number of coin guide members which are combined together to define a vertically elongated space therewithin. An a... | 11/29/1977 |
| 4047364 | Wrapping paper storing device in a coin wrapping machine A compact wrapping paper storing device capable of accommodating a variety of rolls of wrapping paper has a rotary body on which a plurality of wrapping paper placing beds are radially disposed, the placing beds holding thereon respective rolls of wrappin... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4026089 | Device for setting operation position of crimping hook in coin wrapping machine When a selected loading platform bearing a roll of wrapping paper of a width corresponding to stack of a selected kind of coins to be wrapped is brought into a paper feeding station in a coin wrapping machine, a detection member is actuated in conformance... | 05/31/1977 |
| 3958583 | Money dispenser A money dispenser is provided with first and second detectors for detecting a bank note passing therethrough, the first detector being disposed at the money loading side of a money conveyer and the second detector being disposed at the money unloading sid... | 05/25/1976 |
| 3955340 | Apparatus for binding bundles of sheets A bundle of bills or like sheets to be bound is clamped between a pair of holder plates and is revolved therewith to a predetermined angular position, where the leading end of a tape is inserted into the bundle of sheets through one edge thereof by tape a... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3952183 | Sheet counting apparatus A neat arrangement such as a pack of bills or like sheets to be counted is placed on one of their longitudinal edges in a sheet stand formed on the top of the casing of a sheet counting apparatus. An infeed mechanism comprising first and second infeed rol... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3950921 | Coin packaging apparatus with self-adjustment to wrapper paper width In a coin packaging apparatus of the type comprising a stacking cylinder for stacking a prescribed number of coins of the same denomination, a cutter blade for severing a wrapper strip as the same is unwound from its roll, wrapping rolls for winding the s... | 04/20/1976 |
| 3938303 | Coin packaging apparatus For packaging a preselected number of coins of the same denomination in the form of a neat stack, there is provided apparatus which broadly includes an infeed mechanism, coin stacking mechanism, coin wrapping mechanism, coin guide mechanism, wrapper feed ... | 02/17/1976 |
