US6015147A — Paper sheet manipulating apparatus and paper shee…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 141 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an inlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer mechanism for transferring the paper sheets inside of said apparatus having feeding mechanism and discharging mechanism for feeding and discharging the paper sheets from and to said inlet port; a sending means for sending paper sheets from said inlet port to said transfer mechanism; a member movable between a projected position and a non-projected position within said inlet port; and a means for moving said member to the projected position within the inlet port on the occasion of sending the paper sheets from said inlet port to the transfer mechanism in order to keep the remaining paper sheets, which should be fed from said inlet port said by sending means, separate from the paper sheets discharged to said inlet port.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 141 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an inlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer mechanism for transferring the paper sheets inside of said apparatus having feeding mechanism and discharging mechanism for feeding and discharging the paper sheets from and to said inlet port; a sending means for sending paper sheets from said inlet port to said transfer mechanism; a member movable between a projected position and a non-projected position within said inlet port; and a means for moving said member to the projected position within the inlet port on the occasion of sending the paper sheets from said inlet port to the transfer mechanism in order to keep the remaining paper sheets, which should be fed from said inlet port said by sending means, separate from the paper sheets discharged to said inlet port.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 164 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer route connecting said inlet port to the accommodation section; a sending means for sending paper sheets in said inlet port to said transfer route; a member movable between a projected position and a non-projected position within said inlet port; a means for moving said member to the projected position within said inlet port on the occasion of sending the paper sheets from said inlet port to the transfer route so in order to keep the remaining paper sheets, which should be fed from said inlet port by said sending means, separate from the paper sheets discharged to said inlet port, and a means for moving said member in such a direction as pushing the paper sheets toward the sending means on the occasion of sending the paper sheets in said inlet port to said transfer route.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 164 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer route connecting said inlet port to the accommodation section; a sending means for sending paper sheets in said inlet port to said transfer route; a member movable between a projected position and a non-projected position within said inlet port; a means for moving said member to the projected position within said inlet port on the occasion of sending the paper sheets from said inlet port to the transfer route so in order to keep the remaining paper sheets, which should be fed from said inlet port by said sending means, separate from the paper sheets discharged to said inlet port, and a means for moving said member in such a direction as pushing the paper sheets toward the sending means on the occasion of sending the paper sheets in said inlet port to said transfer route.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 203 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; a housing having an opening through which a customer manipulates paper sheets from outside; an inlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a sending means for sending paper sheets in said inlet port to the transfer route; a transfer route for connecting said inlet port to said accommodation section; a sending means for sending paper sheets in said inlet port to said transfer route; a member movable between a projected position and a non-projected position within said inlet port: a means for moving said member to the projected position within said inlet port on the occasion of sending the paper sheets from said inlet port to said transfer route in order to keep the remaining paper sheets, which should be fed from said inlet port by said sending means, separate from the paper sheets discharged to said inlet port; and a moving means for moving the inlet port to the position where the paper sheets are stood on end and manipulated by a customer through the opening and where the paper sheets in the inlet port are land flat in contact with the sending means.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 203 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; a housing having an opening through which a customer manipulates paper sheets from outside; an inlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a sending means for sending paper sheets in said inlet port to the transfer route; a transfer route for connecting said inlet port to said accommodation section; a sending means for sending paper sheets in said inlet port to said transfer route; a member movable between a projected position and a non-projected position within said inlet port: a means for moving said member to the projected position within said inlet port on the occasion of sending the paper sheets from said inlet port to said transfer route in order to keep the remaining paper sheets, which should be fed from said inlet port by said sending means, separate from the paper sheets discharged to said inlet port; and a moving means for moving the inlet port to the position where the paper sheets are stood on end and manipulated by a customer through the opening and where the paper sheets in the inlet port are land flat in contact with the sending means.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 186 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer route for the inlet/outlet port to the accommodation section; a sending means for feeding paper sheets in the inlet/outlet port to the transfer route; a cassette which is formed to be removably loaded to take at least the paper sheets in the transferring route; a temporary storing section for temporarily storing the paper sheets; a control section for controlling a transfer of the paper sheets in the inlet/outlet port to the temporary storing section, if the paper sheets cannot be accommodated in the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section, and thereafter transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the cassette through the transfer route; a takeup means for taking paper sheets into the accommodation section; and a control section for controlling the inhibiting of the takeup operation of the takeup means if paper sheets cannot be accommodated into the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 186 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer route for the inlet/outlet port to the accommodation section; a sending means for feeding paper sheets in the inlet/outlet port to the transfer route; a cassette which is formed to be removably loaded to take at least the paper sheets in the transferring route; a temporary storing section for temporarily storing the paper sheets; a control section for controlling a transfer of the paper sheets in the inlet/outlet port to the temporary storing section, if the paper sheets cannot be accommodated in the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section, and thereafter transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the cassette through the transfer route; a takeup means for taking paper sheets into the accommodation section; and a control section for controlling the inhibiting of the takeup operation of the takeup means if paper sheets cannot be accommodated into the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 170 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer route for connecting the inlet/outlet port to the accommodation section; a sending means for feeding the paper sheets in to the inlet/outlet port to the transfer route; a cassette which is formed to be removably loaded to take up at least the paper sheets on the transfer route; a collecting section provided in the accommodation section for temporarily accommodating the paper sheets which are input to the inlet/outlet port and are transferred to the transfer route; a temporary storing section for temporarily storing paper sheets which can no longer be accommodated in the collection section; and a control section for controlling the transfer of paper sheets, to the temporary storing section, if the paper sheets cannot be accommodated in the collecting section because the collecting section is full, and thereafter transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the cassette.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 170 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port into which the paper sheets are placed by a customer; a transfer route for connecting the inlet/outlet port to the accommodation section; a sending means for feeding the paper sheets in to the inlet/outlet port to the transfer route; a cassette which is formed to be removably loaded to take up at least the paper sheets on the transfer route; a collecting section provided in the accommodation section for temporarily accommodating the paper sheets which are input to the inlet/outlet port and are transferred to the transfer route; a temporary storing section for temporarily storing paper sheets which can no longer be accommodated in the collection section; and a control section for controlling the transfer of paper sheets, to the temporary storing section, if the paper sheets cannot be accommodated in the collecting section because the collecting section is full, and thereafter transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the cassette.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 214 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; a takeup means for taking paper sheets into the accommodation section; a feeding means for feeding the paper sheets of the accommodation section; and an accommodation guide located in the position for guiding downward the front end part of a paper sheet and separating a paper sheet from the feeding means on the occasion of taking up the paper sheets into the accommodation section by means of the takeup means, wherein said accommodation guide is located in the position for guiding downward the front end part of a paper sheet and separating a paper sheet from the feeding means on the occasion of taking up the paper sheets into the accommodation section by means of the takeup means and for allowing a paper to be in contact with the feeding means on the occasion of feeding the paper sheets from the accommodation section by means of the feeding means, wherein operations of the takeup means are stopped, on the occasion of feeding the paper sheets from the accommodation section by means of the feeding means, in conjunction with the operation for locating the accommodation guide to the position for allowing a paper sheet to be in contact with the feeding means.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 214 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; a takeup means for taking paper sheets into the accommodation section; a feeding means for feeding the paper sheets of the accommodation section; and an accommodation guide located in the position for guiding downward the front end part of a paper sheet and separating a paper sheet from the feeding means on the occasion of taking up the paper sheets into the accommodation section by means of the takeup means, wherein said accommodation guide is located in the position for guiding downward the front end part of a paper sheet and separating a paper sheet from the feeding means on the occasion of taking up the paper sheets into the accommodation section by means of the takeup means and for allowing a paper to be in contact with the feeding means on the occasion of feeding the paper sheets from the accommodation section by means of the feeding means, wherein operations of the takeup means are stopped, on the occasion of feeding the paper sheets from the accommodation section by means of the feeding means, in conjunction with the operation for locating the accommodation guide to the position for allowing a paper sheet to be in contact with the feeding means.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 79 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6, wherein said accommodation section further comprises: a collecting section for collecting paper sheets; a collecting section moving means for moving the collecting section to the paper sheet collecting position and the drawback position where the paper sheets cannot be collected; and a collecting section drive means structured to be movable in vertical direction for driving the moving means with the vertical movement.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 153 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 7, wherein said collecting section moving means further comprising: a collecting section rotating shaft for rotating the collecting section between the paper sheets collecting position and the draw-back position where the paper sheets cannot be collected; a collecting section rotating pulley to rotate together with the collecting section rotating shaft; a collecting section drive belt for rotating the collecting section rotating pulley; a connecting section drive pulley for driving the collecting section drivebelt; and a rotating cam provided on the same shaft as the collecting section drive pulley to rotate in conjunction with the collecting section drive pulley; and said collecting section drive means further comprising: a rotating plate cam which engages with the drive pulley and moves vertically; a collecting section drive gear for vertically moving the rotating plate cam; and a collecting section moving motor for rotating the collecting section drive gear.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 194 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port for receiving the paper sheets transferred from the accommodation section and for dispensing the paper sheets to a customer; a transfer route connecting the accommodation section to the inlet/outlet port; a feeding means for feeding the paper sheets in the accommodation section to the transfer route; a plurality of cassettes which are formed to be removably loaded to accommodate the paper sheets and feed the accommodated paper sheets; a control section for controlling a transfer of the paper sheets in the cassettes to the inlet/outlet port through the transfer route if the paper sheets cannot be fed from the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section; a discriminating section for discriminating paper sheets; and a cassette reject section provided in the cassette to accommodate the paper sheets other than those being accommodated in the cassette, wherein said control section controls to store, into the cassette reject section, the paper sheets discriminated in the discriminating section as those which should not be transferred to the outlet port among the paper sheets fed from the cassette.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 194 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus, comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port for receiving the paper sheets transferred from the accommodation section and for dispensing the paper sheets to a customer; a transfer route connecting the accommodation section to the inlet/outlet port; a feeding means for feeding the paper sheets in the accommodation section to the transfer route; a plurality of cassettes which are formed to be removably loaded to accommodate the paper sheets and feed the accommodated paper sheets; a control section for controlling a transfer of the paper sheets in the cassettes to the inlet/outlet port through the transfer route if the paper sheets cannot be fed from the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section; a discriminating section for discriminating paper sheets; and a cassette reject section provided in the cassette to accommodate the paper sheets other than those being accommodated in the cassette, wherein said control section controls to store, into the cassette reject section, the paper sheets discriminated in the discriminating section as those which should not be transferred to the outlet port among the paper sheets fed from the cassette.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 65 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the apparatus of claim 9, further comprising: a control section for controlling a transfer of the paper sheets in the cassette to the inlet/outlet port through the transfer route and inhibit the feeding operation of the feeding means, if the paper sheets cannot be fed from the accommodation section because of a fault occurring in the accommodation section.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 146 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port to which the paper sheets are inputted or from which the paper sheets are exhausted; a cassette structured to be removably loaded to accommodate the paper sheet and feed the paper sheets being accommodated; a transfer route for transferring the paper sheets; a collecting section provided in the accommodation section and structured to move between the paper sheets collecting position and the draw-back position where the paper sheets cannot be collected for temporarily storing the paper sheets transferred from the transfer route; an exhaustion priority instructing means for instructing priority of exhaustion of the paper sheets; and a control section for controlling to locate the collecting section 6 to the draw-back position and transfser the paper sheets of the cassette to the accommodation section depending on the exhaustion priority instruction.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 146 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus comprising: an accommodation section for accommodating paper sheets; an inlet/outlet port to which the paper sheets are inputted or from which the paper sheets are exhausted; a cassette structured to be removably loaded to accommodate the paper sheet and feed the paper sheets being accommodated; a transfer route for transferring the paper sheets; a collecting section provided in the accommodation section and structured to move between the paper sheets collecting position and the draw-back position where the paper sheets cannot be collected for temporarily storing the paper sheets transferred from the transfer route; an exhaustion priority instructing means for instructing priority of exhaustion of the paper sheets; and a control section for controlling to locate the collecting section 6 to the draw-back position and transfser the paper sheets of the cassette to the accommodation section depending on the exhaustion priority instruction.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 27 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 11, wherein said exhaustion priority instructing means is a maintenance operation panel to be operated by an operator.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 56 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 11, further comprising a control section for controlling to transfer the paper sheets to the accommodation section from the cassette until the paper sheets accommodated in the accommodation section exceed the predetermined collecting position depending on the exhaustion priority instruction issued from the exhaustion priority instructing means.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 61 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 11, comprising: a temporary storing section for temporarily storing paper sheets, and a control section for controlling to transfer the paper sheets inputted to the inlet port to the temporary storing section and transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the accommodation section depending on the manipulation terminating instruction.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 61 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 11, comprising: a temporary storing section for temporarily storing paper sheets, and a control section for controlling to transfer the paper sheets inputted to the inlet port to the temporary storing section and transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the outlet port depending on the manipulation intermitting instruction.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 61 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 11, comprising: a temporary storing section for temporarily storing the paper sheets, and a control section for controlling to the paper sheets inputted to an inlet port to the temporary storing section and to transfer the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the cassette depending on the manipulation terminating instruction.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 102 words

A paper sheet manipulating apparatus according to the claim 11, comprising: a discriminating section for discriminating paper sheets; a temporary storing section for temporarily storing the paper sheets; a running reject section for accommodating the paper sheets which should not be accommodated in the accommodation section and cassette; and a control section for controlling to transfer the paper sheets inputted to the inlet port to the temporary storing section and transfer, depending on the mainulation terminating instruction, the paper sheets in the temporary storing section to the accommodation section, cassette or running reject, depending on the discrimination result of the discriminating section.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	2003-01-17	2003-07-19	2004-01-18	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	2007-01-17	2007-07-19	2008-01-18	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	2011-01-17	2011-07-19	2012-01-18	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Paper sheet manipulating apparatus and paper sheet transaction apparatus

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