Bill arranger

• US 6,507,769 B2
• Filed: 03/09/2000
• Issued: 01/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/10/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Laurel Bank Machines Company Limited
• Inventors: Egashira, Masaaki, Urata, Ken, Kato, Yoshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): Matecki, Kathy
• Assistant Examiner(s): Butler, Michael E
• Application Number:
  US09/522,400
• Publication Number:
  US 20020056958A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,041 Days
• Field of Search: 700/223, 700/228, 700/224, 700/227, 700/235, 209/3.3
• US Class Current: 700/223
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2301/42142 by introducing articles from beneath
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2404/1114 Paddle wheel
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 2701/1912 Banknotes, bills and cheques or the like
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 31/06 the articles being piled on edge
• CPC Class Codes: B65H 31/24 multiple or compartmented, e.d. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling
• CPC Class Codes: G07D 11/50 Sorting or counting valuable papers

Abstract

The bill arranger of the present invention comprises: a loader for loading bills and feeding the bills one by one; a conveyer for conveying the bills fed from said loader; a discriminating device for discriminating the bills conveyed by said conveyer; a plurality of stackers for stacking the bills, which are conveyed by said conveyer, so that the bills can be removed; an operating device for selecting one of sorting process modes which defines a method of sorting the bills loaded in said loader; a controller for delivering the bills, which are fed from said loader, to one of said stackers, by said conveyer, based on the results of the discrimination by said discriminating device, according to the sorting process mode selected by said operating device; and displays, separately provided for said respective stackers, which can change displayed contents.

Claims

1. A bill arranger comprising:

a loader for loading bills and feeding the bills one by one;

a conveyer for conveying the bills fed from said loader;

a discriminating device for discriminating the bills conveyed by said conveyer;

a plurality of stackers for stacking the bills conveyed thereto by said conveyer, so that the bills can be removed;

an operating device for selecting one of a plurality of sorting process modes to define a method of sorting the bills loaded in said loader;

a controller for delivering each bill via said conveyor to one of said stackers based on the results of the discrimination thereof by said discriminating device and, according to the selected sorting process mode; and

a plurality of separate displays, each provided in a vicinity of a respective one of said stackers, to display the contents of said respective stacker,

wherein, when one of said plurality of sorting process modes is selected with said operating device, said separate displays are adapted to indicate the respective details of sorting of said stackers according to the selected sorting process mode, and

further comprising a general display in common for all said stackers, said general display indicating at least one of the total number and the total sum of all the bills stacked in said stackers, and indicating which one of the total number and the total sum is indicated.

2. A bill arranger according to claim 1, wherein said separate displays indicate at least one of the number and sum of the bills stacked in said respective stackers.

3. A bill arranger according to claim 1, wherein said separate displays are located in the vicinity of output openings of the respective stackers.

4. A bill arranger for sorting and stacking bills, comprising:

a loader for receiving a stack of bills to be sorted and for feeding bills one by one from said stack;

a conveyer assembly for conveying bills fed from said loader;

a discriminating device for discriminating bills conveyed by said conveyer;

a plurality of stackers for receiving and stacking bills conveyed thereto by said conveyor;

an operating device for selecting one of a plurality of sorting process modes to define a method of sorting the bills loaded in said loader;

a controller for delivering bills to said stackers via said conveyer based upon a result of the discrimination thereof by said discriminating device and according to the selected sorting process mode; and

a plurality of separate display units, a said display unit being disposed adjacent each said stacker to display a content of said respective stacker,

wherein when one of said plurality of sorting process modes is selected with said operating device, said display units are adapted to indicate the respective details of sorting of said stackers according to the selected sorting process mode, and

further comprising a general display in common for all said stackers, said general display indicating at least one of the total number and the total sum of all the bills stacked in said stackers, and indicating which one of the total number and the total sum is indicated.

5. A bill arranger according to claim 4, wherein said discriminating device includes a first discriminating unit for at least one of detecting image data of bills conveyed by the conveyor and detecting magnetic data from materials contained in ink on the bills conveyed by the conveyor and outputs results of detection to the controller.

6. A bill arranger according to claim 5, wherein the discriminating device further comprises a second discriminating unit for emitting ultraviolet light on bills conveyed by the conveyor and for detecting light reflected from the bill, and outputs the results of detection to the controller.

7. A bill arranger according to claim 4, wherein each said display unit displays data related to said respective stacker, said data comprising at least one of a number and a sum of bills stacked in said respective stacker.

8. A bill arranger according to claim 4, wherein each said display unit is provided adjacent an output opening of said respective stacker.