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Sheet receiving apparatus, sheet delivery apparatus and automatic transaction apparatus having an extensible sheet transfer path

Assignee: Hitachi Ltd
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Filing: 1990-01-17
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Granted: 1992-10-06
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Expires: 2010-01-17
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Abstract

Abstract A sheet dealing apparatus feeds sheets, received within the apparatus, to a user through a sheet delivery portion by an operation of the user or receives the sheets into the sheet dealing apparatus from the user. Also, this operation may be similarly applied to the sheet delivery mode between the sheet dealing apparatus and another sheet dealing apparatus. The sheet delivery portion is contructed so as to be retractable or extensible with respect to a body of the apparatus. A sheet delivery window formed at the delivery portion is variable in position as necessary.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kazushi Yoshida
  • 👤 Masataka Kawauchi
  • 👤 Haruo Yamanaka

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-04 20:28
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H83/00; B65H83/02; B65H83/025; B65H31/00; B65H31/24; G; G07; G07D; G07D11/00; G07D11/10; G07D11/12; G07D11/135; G07D9/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim 109 words
A sheet dealing apparatus for receiving and delivering sheets from and to other sheet dealing apparatuses comprising: means for storing the sheets therein, means for individually feeding out and separating the sheets stacked in said storing means, means for stacking the sheets into said storing means, means for individually delivering and receiving the sheets to and from the other sheet dealing apparatuses, and means for individually transferring the sheets between said feeding and separating means, stacking means and delivering and receiving means, said transferring means including a transferring path adjacent to said delivering and receiving means, said transferring path being extensible and retractable in a sheet transferring direction thereof.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 109 words
A sheet dealing apparatus for receiving and delivering sheets from and to other sheet dealing apparatuses comprising: means for storing the sheets therein, means for individually feeding out and separating the sheets stacked in said storing means, means for stacking the sheets into said storing means, means for individually delivering and receiving the sheets to and from the other sheet dealing apparatuses, and means for individually transferring the sheets between said feeding and separating means, stacking means and delivering and receiving means, said transferring means including a transferring path adjacent to said delivering and receiving means, said transferring path being extensible and retractable in a sheet transferring direction thereof.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 32 words
A sheet dealing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising: means for running said sheet dealing apparatus and means for drivingly controlling said running means, whereby said sheet dealing apparatus is self-propelled.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 126 words
A bill dealing apparatus for receiving and delivering bills from and to other bill dealing apparatuses comprising: means for storing the bills therein, means for individually feeding out and separating the bills stacked in said storing means, means for stacking the bills into said storing means, means for individually delivering and receiving the bills to and from the other bill dealing apparatuses, means for checking the value of the bills to be received and to be delivered, and means for individually transferring the bills between said feeding and separating means, stacking means, delivering and receiving means and checking means, said transferring means including a transferring path adjacent to said delivering and receiving means, said transferring path being extensible and retractable in a bill transferring direction thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 126 words
A bill dealing apparatus for receiving and delivering bills from and to other bill dealing apparatuses comprising: means for storing the bills therein, means for individually feeding out and separating the bills stacked in said storing means, means for stacking the bills into said storing means, means for individually delivering and receiving the bills to and from the other bill dealing apparatuses, means for checking the value of the bills to be received and to be delivered, and means for individually transferring the bills between said feeding and separating means, stacking means, delivering and receiving means and checking means, said transferring means including a transferring path adjacent to said delivering and receiving means, said transferring path being extensible and retractable in a bill transferring direction thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 32 words
A bill dealing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising: means for running said bill dealing apparatus and means for drivingly controlling said running means, whereby said bill dealing apparatus is self-propelled.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 188 words
An automatic dealing system including: a plurality of automatic cash dealing units into which mediums to be processed may be inserted and from which said mediums may be picked up by customers or bank clerks for trading; a programmed controller; a plurality of processors for respectively processing said mediums under control of said programmed controller; and a movable sheet receiving apparatus for delivering said mediums between said automatic cash dealing units and said processors, wherein said movable sheet receiving apparatus comprises: means for storing the mediums therein, means for individually feeding out and separating the mediums stacked in said storing means, means for stacking the mediums into said storing means, means for individually delivering and receiving the mediums to and from said automatic cash dealing units, means for checking the value of the mediums to be delivered and received, and means for individually transferring the mediums between said feeding and separating means, stacking means, delivering and receiving means and checking means, said transferring means including a transferring path adjacent to said delivering and receiving means, said transferring path being extensible and retractable in a medium transferring direction thereof.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 188 words
An automatic dealing system including: a plurality of automatic cash dealing units into which mediums to be processed may be inserted and from which said mediums may be picked up by customers or bank clerks for trading; a programmed controller; a plurality of processors for respectively processing said mediums under control of said programmed controller; and a movable sheet receiving apparatus for delivering said mediums between said automatic cash dealing units and said processors, wherein said movable sheet receiving apparatus comprises: means for storing the mediums therein, means for individually feeding out and separating the mediums stacked in said storing means, means for stacking the mediums into said storing means, means for individually delivering and receiving the mediums to and from said automatic cash dealing units, means for checking the value of the mediums to be delivered and received, and means for individually transferring the mediums between said feeding and separating means, stacking means, delivering and receiving means and checking means, said transferring means including a transferring path adjacent to said delivering and receiving means, said transferring path being extensible and retractable in a medium transferring direction thereof.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1995-10-06 1996-04-06 1996-10-06 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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