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2024 February 2
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G07D 11/50 - Sorting or counting valuable papers 5
G07D 11/18 - Diverting into different paths or containers 3
G07D 11/13 - Containers for valuable papers with internal means for handling valuable papers 2
G07D 11/24 - Managing the stock of valuable papers 2
G07D 11/60 - User-interface arrangements 2
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1.

SHEET PAPER PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 18259196
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-12-25
First Publication Date 2024-02-08
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Hitoshi
  • Inake, Toru

Abstract

There is provided a base machine including a base machine feed path that conveys a paper sheet, and a validator identifying the paper sheet conveyed by the base machine feed path; an expansion unit including an extension feed path extending from the base machine feed path, a branching feed path branching from the extension feed path, and a plurality of stacking portions that are connected to the branching feed path and stack the paper sheet identified by the validator; and a control portion that, when a conveyance abnormality occur, continues conveyance operation of at least one of the extension feed path and the branching feed path without immediately stopping the conveyance operation and conveys the paper sheet to a predetermined stacking portion that is any of the plurality of stacking portions, in accordance with a location where the conveyance abnormality occurred and a type of the conveyance abnormality.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 7/06 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors responsive to presence of faulty articles or incorrect separation or feed
  • B65H 43/04 - Use of control, checking, or safety devices, e.g. automatic devices comprising an element for sensing a variable detecting, or responding to, presence of faulty articles
  • G07D 11/237 - Means for sensing or detection for detecting malfunctions for detecting transport malfunctions, e.g. jams or misfeeds
  • G07D 11/18 - Diverting into different paths or containers

2.

PAPER SHEET HANDLING APPARATUS

      
Application Number 18256166
Status Pending
Filing Date 2021-11-30
First Publication Date 2024-02-01
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Morita, Tadaaki

Abstract

A paper sheet handling apparatus includes an accumulation and storage unit that accumulates and stores paper sheets conveyed by the conveyance unit while aligning the paper sheets, the accumulation and storage unit having an accumulation unit that accumulates the paper sheets so that a first direction which is one of a vertical width direction and a horizontal width direction and a second direction which is the other of the vertical width direction and the horizontal width direction are oriented in predetermined directions, a first alignment unit that is movable between a first retracted position spaced apart from the paper sheets and a first alignment position in contact with one end edge of the paper sheets positioned in the first direction; and a second alignment unit that is movable between a second retracted position spaced apart from the paper sheets and a second alignment position in contact with other end edge of the paper sheets positioned in the first direction, with a control unit that causes the paper sheets to be aligned in the first direction by causing the first alignment unit and the second alignment unit to move from the first retracted position and the second retracted position to the first alignment position and the second alignment position and tap the paper sheets accumulated in the accumulation unit from both sides of the first direction.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 31/34 - Apparatus for squaring-up piled articles

3.

BANKNOTE PROCESSING SYSTEM AND BANKNOTE PROCESSING MANAGEMENT METHOD

      
Application Number 17641773
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-09-11
First Publication Date 2023-05-18
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kumagai, Hiroyuki

Abstract

Provided are an imaging unit capable of imaging a banknote processing device and a periphery of a transaction operation clerk who is operating the banknote processing device and a recording unit that records imaging data of the imaging unit, an identification number that is visually identifiable is inscribed on at least one surface of a partition card, the imaging unit is capable of imaging the identification number, and the recording unit records imaging data of the imaging.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G07D 11/50 - Sorting or counting valuable papers
  • G07D 11/32 - Record keeping
  • G07D 11/13 - Containers for valuable papers with internal means for handling valuable papers
  • G07D 11/24 - Managing the stock of valuable papers
  • B65H 31/24 - Pile receivers multiple or compartmented, e.g. for alternate, programmed, or selective filling
  • B65H 39/115 - Associating articles from a single source, e.g. to form a writing pad in juxtaposed carriers
  • G06Q 20/34 - Payment architectures, schemes or protocols characterised by the use of specific devices using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards

4.

COIN DEPOSIT PROCESSOR

      
Application Number 17769838
Status Pending
Filing Date 2019-10-25
First Publication Date 2022-12-01
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Hitoshi
  • Inake, Toru

Abstract

A currency deposit processor transfers currencies set in a deposit part one by one, discriminates the currencies by denominations, stores the currencies in denominations in a storage part without temporarily holding the currencies, and confirms the deposited currencies for each transaction. A control unit is provided that, when one storage part reaches its maximum capacity with both currencies confirmed up to a previous deposit transaction and currencies unconfirmed in a current deposit transaction and a failure occurs after the filling-up currencies are removed, performs a special control, in which data on the currencies unconfirmed in the current deposit transaction and included in the filling-up currencies is calculated as a partial confirmation, and the data on the currencies calculated as the partial confirmation is added and reflected at a time of another deposit transaction after a fault recovery process.

IPC Classes  ?

5.

PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 17764703
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-10-14
First Publication Date 2022-11-03
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kumagai, Hiroyuki

Abstract

The present invention is provided with: an identifying portion that reads a plurality of pieces of identification information including the same unique information provided to a division card; and a control portion that determines that the division card is usable when the unique information obtained from each of the plurality of pieces of identification information match up, and that determines that the division card is unusable when the unique information does not match up. Since whether or not the division card is usable is determined on the basis of the matching up or non-matching up of the unique information of the plurality of pieces of identification information provided to the division card, it is possible to easily determine whether or not the division card is usable.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G07D 11/235 - Means for sensing or detection for detecting malfunctions
  • G05B 15/02 - Systems controlled by a computer electric

6.

MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING UNITS IN MEDIUM PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 17598651
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-03-25
First Publication Date 2022-06-16
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Takahashi, Hiroaki
  • Kumagai, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A medium processing device includes: a first unit; and a plurality of second units connected to the first unit. Each of the plurality of second units includes: a conveying mechanism that conveys a medium; and a medium detection portion that detects the medium being conveyed by the conveying mechanism and transmits a signal indicating detection of the medium to the first unit. The first unit determines connection order of the plurality of second units with respect to the first unit, based on the signal transmitted from each medium detection portion of the plurality of second units.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G07D 11/40 - Device architecture, e.g. modular construction
  • B65H 7/02 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors
  • G07D 11/18 - Diverting into different paths or containers
  • G07D 11/50 - Sorting or counting valuable papers
  • G07D 11/60 - User-interface arrangements

7.

PAPER SHEET PROCESSING DEVICE AND PAPER SHEET PROCESSING METHOD

      
Application Number 17437444
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-03-11
First Publication Date 2022-06-02
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Kumagai, Hiroyuki

Abstract

A paper sheet processing device, which counts a plurality of paper sheets set in a deposit portion into groups of a predetermined batch number and dispenses them to a dispensing portion, includes a temporary holding portion configured to hold the paper sheets set in the deposit portion and feed the held paper sheets, and a control portion configured to perform feed control of the paper sheets in the temporary holding portion and transport control of the paper sheets set in the deposit portion, in which the control portion performs control to feed the paper sheets held in the temporary holding portion divided into groups of the batch number and dispense the paper sheets to the dispensing portion.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G07D 11/25 - Relocation of valuable papers within devices
  • B65H 29/00 - Delivering or advancing articles from machines; Advancing articles to or into piles
  • G07D 11/18 - Diverting into different paths or containers
  • G07D 11/50 - Sorting or counting valuable papers

8.

Paper sheet detection device, paper sheet detection method, and paper sheet processing device

      
Application Number 17438837
Grant Number 11858775
Status In Force
Filing Date 2020-03-11
First Publication Date 2022-05-19
Grant Date 2024-01-02
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Igarashi, Osamu
  • Takahashi, Hitoshi
  • Inake, Toru

Abstract

A paper sheet detection device includes: an optical sensor that includes a light-emitting portion that emits light, and a light-receiving portion that receives the emitted light; a storage portion that stores a first threshold value used for determining whether or not a paper sheet is present in a path of the emitted light, a target light-receiving level set as a target value of a level of the light received by the light-receiving portion in a state where the paper sheet is not present, and a second threshold value that is set to a value that is greater than the first threshold value and less than the target light-receiving level; an estimating portion that determines whether the level of the light received by the light-receiving portion is equal to or greater than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value, and that estimates whether or not the paper sheet is present; and a light amount adjusting portion that adjusts an amount of the light emitted by the light-emitting portion so that the level of the light received by the light-receiving portion becomes the target light-receiving level in the state where the paper sheet is not present when the estimating portion estimates that the paper sheet is not present after the estimating portion determines that the level of the light received by the light-receiving portion is equal to or greater than the first threshold value and less than the second threshold value.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 7/14 - Controlling article feeding, separating, pile-advancing, or associated apparatus, to take account of incorrect feeding, absence of articles, or presence of faulty articles by feelers or detectors by photoelectric feelers or detectors
  • G07D 7/121 - Apparatus characterised by sensor details

9.

COIN PROCESSING DEVICE

      
Application Number 17437727
Status Pending
Filing Date 2020-02-21
First Publication Date 2022-05-12
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Fujii, Kota
  • Okahashi, Naruto
  • Hamada, Nobuo
  • Tanaka, Ryo

Abstract

A coin processing device includes: a feed belt that normally rotates in contact with the upper side of a coin to convey the coin to a conveyance passage extending from an inlet-side passage portion to an outlet-side passage portion; a conveyance motor that normally rotates the feed belt during the normal rotation; a detection unit that detects the coin passing through a position determined in advance in the conveyance passage; and a control unit that switches the conveyance motor from a first rotation state where the conveyance motor normally rotates at a first rotation speed to a second rotation state where the conveyance motor normally rotates at a second rotation speed slower than the first rotation speed, in response to detection of the coin by the detection unit, and then rotates the conveyance motor.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G07D 3/14 - Apparatus driven under control of coin-sensing elements
  • G07D 3/06 - Sorting coins by means of graded apertures arranged along a circular path
  • G07D 5/08 - Testing the magnetic or electric properties

10.

Paper sheet processing device

      
Application Number 17276085
Grant Number 11605258
Status In Force
Filing Date 2019-09-03
First Publication Date 2022-02-17
Grant Date 2023-03-14
Owner
  • LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL MACHINERY CO., LTD. (Japan)
  • LAUREL PRECISION MACHINES CO., LTD. (Japan)
Inventor Morita, Tadaaki

Abstract

A paper sheet processing device includes: an accommodating part that accommodates a paper sheet; and a sliding stage part that is provided within the accommodating part and supports the paper sheet accommodated within the accommodating part, the sliding stage part sliding with respect to the accommodating part to cause a portion of the sliding stage part to protrude to outside of the accommodating part, and the sliding stage part sliding with respect to the accommodating part to push the paper sheet to the outside of the accommodating part and cause a leading end of the paper sheet to protrude to the outside of the accommodating part.

IPC Classes  ?

  • B65H 1/14 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated with means for advancing the pile to present the articles to a separating device comprising positively-acting mechanical devices
  • G07D 11/13 - Containers for valuable papers with internal means for handling valuable papers
  • B65H 1/02 - Supports or magazines for piles from which articles are to be separated adapted to support articles on edge
  • G07D 11/50 - Sorting or counting valuable papers
  • B65H 3/06 - Rollers or like rotary separators

11.

Bank note counting machine

      
Application Number 29309898
Grant Number D0646711
Status In Force
Filing Date 2008-11-06
First Publication Date 2011-10-11
Grant Date 2011-10-11
Owner Laurel Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor Funato, Akio

12.

Bill processing machine

      
Application Number 12685747
Grant Number 08776980
Status In Force
Filing Date 2010-01-12
First Publication Date 2010-07-22
Grant Date 2014-07-15
Owner Laurel Machinery Co., Ltd. (Japan)
Inventor
  • Nagami, Eiji
  • Kitagaki, Noriaki

Abstract

A bill processing machine according to the present invention includes a control portion that controls a pair of first and second sensor units. The control portion performs: a first process in which first and second reflected lights of one face of a bill are detected sequentially by first and second reflection sensors of the first sensor unit, respectively; a second process in which third and fourth reflected light of an other face of the bill are detected sequentially by first and second reflection sensors of the second sensor unit, respectively; and a third process in which first and second transmitted lights in one direction of the bill are detected by the first and second reflection sensors of the first sensor unit, respectively, and third and fourth transmitted lights in an other direction of the bill is detected by the first and second reflection sensor of the second sensor unit, respectively. The control portion makes timing of detecting the first reflected light by the first reflection sensor of the first sensor unit in the first process agree with timing of detecting the fourth reflected light by the second reflection sensor of the second sensor unit in the second process.

IPC Classes  ?

  • G07D 7/00 - Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
  • G06K 7/00 - Methods or arrangements for sensing record carriers
  • G06K 9/00 - Methods or arrangements for reading or recognising printed or written characters or for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints
  • G07F 7/04 - Mechanisms actuated by objects other than coins to free or to actuate vending, hiring, coin or paper currency dispensing or refunding apparatus by paper currency
  • G07D 7/12 - Visible light, infrared or ultraviolet radiation
  • G07D 7/20 - Testing patterns thereon