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Note storing apparatus

Assignee: Omron Corp
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Filing: 1986-10-28
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Granted: 1988-06-28
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Expires: 2006-10-28
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Abstract

Abstract An apparatus having a pushing tray in a note storage compartment. The pushing tray moves downwardly to provide enough space to store notes smoothly. During a delivery operation, a gate lever compresses the stored notes to a predetermined pressure against the pushing tray, allowing the stored notes, even crumpled, to be delivered smoothly one after another.

Inventors

  • 👤 Masahiro Fujimoto
  • 👤 Masato Nishikawa
  • 👤 Atsushi Mizoguchi

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-09 18:32
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H83/00; B65H83/02; B65H83/025; B65H29/00; B65H29/20; B65H29/22; B65H3/00; B65H3/02; B65H3/06; B65H31/00; B65H31/04; B65H31/08; B65H31/10; G; G07; G07D; G07D11/00; G07D11/10; G07D11/12; G07D11/13; B65H2404/00; B65H2404/10; B65H2404/11; B65H2404/111; B65H2404/1114; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/10; B65H2701/19; B65H2701/1912

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim 148 words
A note storing apparatus comprising: note storage means for storing notes; pushing means disposed in said note storage means for receiving notes substantially horizontally thereon, said pushing means being upwardly movable for a note dispensing operation and downwardly movable to produce a space to receive notes for a note receiving operation; first feeding roller means for feeding deposited notes into said space; delivery roller means for delivering notes from said space to the outside of said note storage means; gate lever means for compressing notes against said pushing means and for directing notes located on said pushing means to said delivery roller means when said pushing means is moved upwardly for a note dispensing operation, said gate lever means returning to a position allowing received notes to be guided into said space for a note receiving operation wherein said pushing means is downwardly displaced to produce said space.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 148 words
A note storing apparatus comprising: note storage means for storing notes; pushing means disposed in said note storage means for receiving notes substantially horizontally thereon, said pushing means being upwardly movable for a note dispensing operation and downwardly movable to produce a space to receive notes for a note receiving operation; first feeding roller means for feeding deposited notes into said space; delivery roller means for delivering notes from said space to the outside of said note storage means; gate lever means for compressing notes against said pushing means and for directing notes located on said pushing means to said delivery roller means when said pushing means is moved upwardly for a note dispensing operation, said gate lever means returning to a position allowing received notes to be guided into said space for a note receiving operation wherein said pushing means is downwardly displaced to produce said space.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 50 words
A note storing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising second feeding roller means disposed movably up and down between said first feeding roller means and said delivery roller means, said second feeding roller means being adapted to transfer notes located on said pushing means to said delivery roller means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 44 words
A note storing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising rotary shaft means fixed to said first feeding roller means and cantilever means pivotally mounted on said rotary shaft means, said second feeding roller means being mounted on the tip of said cantilever means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 31 words
A note storing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising sensor means disposed above said gate lever means for detecting the rise of said gate lever means to a predetermined point.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 51 words
A note storing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising sensor means disposed above said second feeding roller means for detecting the rise of said second feeding roller means to a predetermined point, said pushing means moving downwardly to a predetermined point in response to the output of said sensor means.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1991-06-28 1991-12-28 1992-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1995-06-28 1995-12-28 1996-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1999-06-28 1999-12-28 2000-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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