Angled currency processing system
First Claim
1. A currency document processing system for processing a stack of currency documents including currency bills, each bill having a respective denomination, the system comprising:
- a currency handling device having an input receptacle adapted to receive currency documents including bills to be processed, an evaluation unit comprising one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing bill which is used to denominate the passing bill, a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the bills processed by the evaluating unit, and a transport mechanism defining a transport path between the input receptacle, past the evaluating unit, and the plurality of output receptacles, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each bill individually along the transport path, the transport mechanism being adapted to route the bills into the plurality of output receptacles or to transport the bills out of the handling device based on the denomination of the bills as determined from the information obtained from the one or more detectors so that an individual one of the output receptacles contains bills having the same denomination;
a first currency document receiving unit adapted to receive at least some bills processed by the evaluating unit; and
a first angular transport unit, the angular transport unit adapted to receive bills from the currency handling device and transport bills to the first currency document receiving unit, the angular transport unit having a transport mechanism adapted to rotate bills from approximately forty five degrees (45°
) to approximately one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°
) about a vertical axis as the bills are transported through the angular transport unit.
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Abstract
An angled arrangement of a currency document handling device and a second unit and an angle arrangement of two currency document handling devices, components of the same, and methods of coupling and using the same. For example, a currency document processing system for processing currency documents including currency bills comprises a currency handling device, a first currency document receiving unit, and a first angular transport unit. The first currency document receiving unit is adapted to receive at least some bills processed by the currency handling device. The first angular transport unit is adapted to receive bills from the currency handling device and transport bills to the first currency document receiving unit. The angular transport unit is adapted to be coupled between the currency handling device and the first currency document receiving unit such that the currency handling device and the first currency document receiving units are angled relative to each other such as by ninety degrees (90°).
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Citations
69 Claims
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1. A currency document processing system for processing a stack of currency documents including currency bills, each bill having a respective denomination, the system comprising:
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a currency handling device having an input receptacle adapted to receive currency documents including bills to be processed, an evaluation unit comprising one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing bill which is used to denominate the passing bill, a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the bills processed by the evaluating unit, and a transport mechanism defining a transport path between the input receptacle, past the evaluating unit, and the plurality of output receptacles, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each bill individually along the transport path, the transport mechanism being adapted to route the bills into the plurality of output receptacles or to transport the bills out of the handling device based on the denomination of the bills as determined from the information obtained from the one or more detectors so that an individual one of the output receptacles contains bills having the same denomination;
a first currency document receiving unit adapted to receive at least some bills processed by the evaluating unit; and
a first angular transport unit, the angular transport unit adapted to receive bills from the currency handling device and transport bills to the first currency document receiving unit, the angular transport unit having a transport mechanism adapted to rotate bills from approximately forty five degrees (45°
) to approximately one hundred thirty-five degrees (135°
) about a vertical axis as the bills are transported through the angular transport unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method for processing currency documents including currency bills utilizing a currency processing system having a currency processing unit, a first modular output unit, and a first angular transport unit, the method comprising the acts of:
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receiving a plurality of bills in an input receptacle of the currency processing unit;
transporting individually the bills from the input receptacle to one of a plurality of output locations located within the currency processing unit and the first modular output unit;
determining the denomination of the bills within the currency processing unit;
sorting the bills into the plurality of output locations based on their denominations so that each output location receives bills of only one denomination;
routing bills to be transported to one or more output locations located within the first modular output unit through the first angular transport unit from the currency processing unit; and
rotating bills within the angular transport unit from about 45°
to about 135°
about a vertical axis, such that a bill entering the angular transport unit traveling in a first generally horizontal direction exits the angular transport unit traveling in a second generally horizontal direction that is from about 45°
to about 135°
from the first generally horizontal direction;
- View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. An angular transport unit for use with a currency document processing system, the angular transport unit comprising:
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a first transport section adapted to receive currency documents traveling one at a time in a first direction along a first axis from a first device of the currency processing system;
a second transport section adapted to rotate the documents approximately 90°
about the first axis as the document moves in the first direction;
a third transport section adapted to rotate the documents from approximately 45°
to approximately 135°
about a second axis generally normal to the first axis causing the documents to move in a second direction along a third axis;
a fourth transport section adapted to rotate documents approximately 90°
about the third axis as the document moves in the second direction; and
a fifth transport section adapted to transport the documents in the second direction from the angular transport unit to a second device of the currency processing system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A currency document processing system comprising:
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a currency handling device having a cabinet comprising a front side, a left side and a right side, one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document, and a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport at least some of the currency documents out of the handling device, wherein the detectors and the transport mechanism reside in the cabinet, the front side of the cabinet lying generally in a first generally vertical plane;
a first currency document receiving unit having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, the first currency document receiving unit adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency handling device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the first currency document receiving unit;
the first currency document receiving unit having a front side, the front side of the first currency document receiving unit lying generally in a second generally vertical plane;
wherein the first and second generally vertical planes are offset from each other by an angle α
, wherein the angle α
is between about ten degrees (10°
) and about one hundred and seventy degrees (170°
). - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A currency document processing system comprising:
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a currency handling device having a cabinet comprising a front side, a back side, a left side and a right side, the front side lying generally in a first generally vertical plane and the back side lying in a second generally vertical plane which is generally parallel to the first generally vertical plane, the currency handling device having one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document, a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents, and a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport at least some of the currency documents into the plurality of output receptacles or out of the handling device, wherein the detectors, the output receptacles and the transport mechanism reside in the cabinet;
a first modular unit having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, the first modular unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, the first modular unit adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency handling device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the first modular unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
the first modular unit having a front side, the front side of the first modular unit lying generally in a third generally vertical plane;
wherein the first and third generally vertical planes are offset from each other by an angle α
, wherein the angle α
is between about ten degrees (10°
) and about one hundred and seventy degrees (170°
). - View Dependent Claims (36)
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37. A currency document processing system comprising:
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a currency handling device having one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document, a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents, and a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport at least some of the currency documents into the plurality of output receptacles or to a currency document receiving unit; and
the currency document receiving unit having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, the receiving unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, the currency document receiving unit adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency handling device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency handling device and the currency document receiving unit are configured in a generally L-shaped manner. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A currency document processing device comprising:
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one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document;
a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents;
a modular exit port; and
a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, and to the plurality of output receptacles and the exit port;
the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths;
the currency document processing device having a cabinet;
the exit port being positioned on a side of the cabinet;
the currency document processing device being adapted to be optionally coupled to a currency document receiving unit, the currency document receiving unit having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, the receiving unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, the currency document receiving unit being adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency document processing device when coupled to the currency document processing device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency document processing device is adapted to be coupled to the currency document receiving unit such that when coupled together the currency document processing device and the currency document receiving unit are configured in a generally L-shaped manner. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45)
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46. A currency document receiving unit comprising:
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a currency document input port;
one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
a transport mechanism adapted to receive currency documents from the input port and transport the currency documents individually along one or more transport paths; and
a cabinet, wherein the cabinet is adapted to be coupled to a currency handling device such that when coupled together the currency handling device and the currency document receiving unit are configured in a generally L-shaped manner;
the currency document receiving unit being adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency handling device when coupled to the currency document handling device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency handling device comprising one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document, an exit port, and a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors to the exit port;
the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths.
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47. An currency document connecting unit comprising:
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a cabinet adapted to be coupled to a first currency document unit and a second currency document unit such that when coupled to the first and second units, the connecting unit and the first and second units are configured in a generally L-shaped manner;
an input port adapted to receive currency documents from the first currency document unit when coupled thereto;
an output port adapted to send currency documents to the second currency document unit when coupled thereto; and
a transport mechanism adapted to receive currency documents from the input port and transport them serially to the output port. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49)
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50. An currency document connecting unit comprising:
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a cabinet adapted to be coupled to a first currency document unit and a second currency document unit such that when coupled to the first and second currency document units, the first currency document unit and the second document unit are oriented at approximately ninety (90°
) degrees from each other;
an input port adapted to receive currency documents from the first currency document unit when coupled thereto;
an output port adapted to send currency documents to the second currency document unit when coupled thereto; and
a transport mechanism adapted to receive currency documents from the input port and transport them serially to the output port. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52)
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53. A currency document processing system comprising:
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a currency handling device having one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document, a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents, and a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport at least some of the currency documents into the plurality of output receptacles or to one or more currency document receiving units; and
the one or more currency document receiving units having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, each receiving unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, each currency document receiving unit adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency handling device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency handling device and the one or more currency document receiving units are configured in a generally U-shaped manner. - View Dependent Claims (54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A currency document processing device comprising:
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one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document;
a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents;
a modular exit port; and
a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, and to the plurality of output receptacles and the exit port;
the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths;
the currency document processing device having a cabinet;
the exit port being positioned on a side of the cabinet;
the currency document processing device being adapted to be optionally coupled to one or more currency document receiving units, each currency document receiving unit having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, each receiving unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, each currency document receiving unit being adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency document processing device when coupled to the currency document processing device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency document processing device is adapted to be coupled to the one or more currency document receiving units such that when coupled together the currency document processing device and the one or more currency document receiving units are configured in a generally U-shaped manner. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60)
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61. A currency document processing system comprising:
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a currency handling device having one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document, a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents, and a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths, the transport mechanism being adapted to transport at least some of the currency documents into the plurality of output receptacles or to one or more currency document receiving units; and
the one or more currency document receiving units having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, each receiving unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, each currency document receiving unit adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency handling device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency handling device and the one or more currency document receiving units are configured in a generally S-shaped manner. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63, 64, 65)
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66. A currency document processing device comprising:
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one or more detectors adapted to retrieve information from a passing currency document which is used to make a judgment about the passing currency document;
a plurality of output receptacles adapted to receive at least some of the currency documents;
a modular exit port; and
a transport mechanism defining one or more transport paths past the one or more detectors, and to the plurality of output receptacles and the exit port;
the transport mechanism being adapted to transport each currency document individually along the one or more transport paths;
the currency document processing device having a cabinet;
the exit port being positioned on a side of the cabinet;
the currency document processing device being adapted to be optionally coupled to one or more currency document receiving units, each currency document receiving unit having one or more output receptacles or strapping units, each receiving unit also having a transport mechanism adapted to transport currency documents individually along one or more transport paths, each currency document receiving unit being adapted to receive at least some currency documents processed by the currency document processing device when coupled to the currency document processing device and transport the received currency documents along the one or more transport paths of the currency document receiving unit to the one or more output receptacles or strapping units;
wherein the currency document processing device is adapted to be coupled to the one or more currency document receiving units such that when coupled together the currency document processing device and the one or more currency document receiving units are configured in a generally S-shaped manner. - View Dependent Claims (67, 68, 69)
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Specification