IP Library Patent Application 17263203
Patent Application
App. No. 17/263,203

BILL HANDLING DEVICE

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App. No.
17/263,203
Abstract

Provided is a bill handling device including: a deposit opening into which bills are put; a withdrawal opening from which the bills are withdrawn; a shutter that is opened or closed to block or release an opening space of the withdrawal opening; and movable plates which are located on a lower side of the shutter in a closed state in which the shutter is closed, and are opened and closed with holding points set as fulcrums in an opened state in which the shutter is opened. The fulcrums as the holding points are located on a shutter side in the opened state in which the shutter is opened.

Claims (35)

1 . A bill handling device comprising:

a deposit opening into which bills are put;

a withdrawal opening from which the bills are withdrawn;

a shutter that is opened or closed to block or release an opening space of the withdrawal opening; and

movable plates which are located on a lower side of the shutter in a closed state in which the shutter is closed, and are opened and closed with holding points set as fulcrums in an opened state in which the shutter is opened,

wherein the holding points are located on a shutter side in the opened state in which the shutter is opened.

2 . The bill handling device according to claim 1 ,

wherein rejected bills occurring in a deposit transaction are conveyed to the withdrawal opening.

3 . The bill handling device according to claim 1 ,

wherein one end of each of the movable plates is held by each of the holding points, and the other end is not held and is opened or closed with the holding point set as a fulcrum.

4 . The bill handling device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the shutter blocks the opening space of the withdrawal opening in the closed state, and

the shutter releases the opening space of the withdrawal opening in the opened state.

5 . The bill handling device according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a spring member that is provided at the holding points of the movable plates and presses the movable plates in a closing direction.

6 . The bill handling device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the movable plates receive the bills conveyed to the withdrawal opening in a closed state, and enter an opened state when the bills conveyed to the withdrawal opening is withdrawn.

7 . The bill handling device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the movable plates are formed in a transparent plate, and

a light source, which is provided at a predetermined position in the withdrawal opening and emits light to the transparent movable plates, is further provided.

8 . A bill handling device comprising:

a deposit opening into which bills are put;

a withdrawal opening from which the bills are withdrawn;

a shutter that is opened or closed to block or release an opening space of the withdrawal opening;

first movable plates which are located on a lower side of the shutter in a closed state in which the shutter is closed, and are opened and closed with first holding points set as fulcrums in an opened state in which the shutter is opened; and

second movable plates which are provided on a lower side of the first movable plates, and are opened and closed with second holding points different from the first holding points set as fulcrums,

wherein the first holding points of the first movable plates are located on a shutter side in the opened state in which the shutter is opened, and

the second holding points of the second movable plates are located on a side opposite to the shutter side.

9 . The bill handling device according to claim 8 ,

wherein the first movable plates cover a part of the opening space,

the second movable plates cover the other part of the opening space, and

the first movable plates and the second movable plates cover the entirety of the opening space in the closed state.

10 . The bill handling device according to claim 8 ,

wherein one end of each of the second movable plates is held by each of the second holding points and the other end is not held, and

the other end of the second movable plate is located on a lower side of the first movable plates in the opened state and the closed state.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 6, 2022
From: HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, CORP.
To: HITACHI CHANNEL SOLUTIONS, CORP.
Reel/Frame 058960/0668 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 26, 2021
From: FUJITA, JUNJI; HARADA, MASATO; MUTA, KENTARO
To: HITACHI-OMRON TERMINAL SOLUTIONS, CORP.
Reel/Frame 055028/0078 →