Automatic copy vending system

Abstract

Abstract PURPOSE:To prevent making of copies of more than charged money amt. by calculating the remaining money at every copying of one sheet and stopping the continuous copying operation when it goes less than a copying unit price. CONSTITUTION:A control device (e) of an original conveyor feeds a continuous copying signal 9 to an AND circuit (g) since it receives an exposure signal 7 and a print signal 8 from a control device (d) of a copying machine until the final time of exposure is carried out by the signals 15, 16 from an original sensor (j) and a sheet number setting switch 4. A copying suspension signal 12 is inverted by an inverter (i), and is fed to the circuit (g). From the circuit (g), a continuous copying signal 13 is fed to the control device (a) of the copying machine. The signal 19 from a charged money amt. sensor (n) is fed to a control device (f), which subtracts copying unit price successively from said money amt. When the remaining amt. goes less than the copying unit pirce or the exposure of the final time is carried out, the copying suspension signals 12 and 11 are applied to an OR gate (h), and a copying stop signal 14 is inputted to the device (d). Thereby, the copying of more than the charged money amt. is prevented.

Inventors

• 👤 Izuru Haruhara

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