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Granted Patent B2
US 10,395,485 · App. 16/152,496 · Granted Aug 27, 2019

Settlement apparatus

Inventors: Akiko Susaki (Ota Tokyo, JP); Norifumi Shishido (Mishima Shizuoka, JP)
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
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Patent No.
US 10,395,485
App. No.
16/152,496
Granted
Aug 27, 2019
Kind
B2
Abstract

A settlement apparatus includes a case body; a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed at the bottom surface portion thereof, wherein the money placement surface is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement portion is located across a center of the case body in the width direction thereof to slide the deposited coin on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot.

Claims (44)

1. A settlement apparatus comprising:

a case body;

a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin;

a coin depositing/dispensing device, provided in the case body, which stores the deposited coin received through the coin inserting slot and dispenses the stored coin; and a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface on which the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed, wherein

the money placement surface is formed on a bottom of the money placement portion such that the money placement portion is connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement surface of the money placement portion is formed horizontally, and

the money placement portion is arranged across a center of the case body in the width direction and the deposited coin is slid on the money placement surface toward the coin inserting slot in the width direction.

2. The settlement apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a bill inserting slit, wherein

the coin inserting slot and the bill inserting slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

3. The settlement apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

a bill dispensing slit, wherein

the coin inserting slot and the bill dispensing slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

4. The settlement apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a bill inserting slit, wherein

the bill inserting slit is provided below the concaved shape money placement portion in a height direction of the settlement apparatus.

5. The settlement apparatus according to claim 4 , further comprising:

a display/operation unit, wherein

the display/operation unit is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

6. The apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising:

a scanner, wherein

the scanner is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the scanner is provided between the display/operation unit and the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

8. A settlement apparatus comprising:

a case body;

a coin inserting slot, provided at the case body, which receives a deposited coin;

a coin depositing/dispensing device, provided in the case body, which stores the deposited coin received by the coin inserting slot and dispenses the stored coin;

a concaved shape money placement portion, arranged at the case body, which has a money placement surface at a bottom surface thereof connected to the coin inserting slot in a width direction of the case body and the money placement surface of the money placement portion is formed horizontally, wherein the deposited coin which is received by the coin inserting slot is temporarily placed; and

a coin dispending dish, provided below the coin inserting slot and the money placement portion of the case body, which receives coin dispensed from the coin depositing/dispensing device.

9. The settlement apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a bill inserting slit, wherein

the coin inserting slot and the bill inserting slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

10. The settlement apparatus according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a bill dispensing slit, wherein

the coin inserting slot and the bill dispensing slit are provided at positions between which there is an overlap in the width direction of the case body.

11. The settlement apparatus according to claim 8 , further comprising:

a bill inserting slit, wherein

the bill inserting slit is provided below the concaved shape money placement portion in a height direction of the settlement apparatus.

12. The settlement apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising:

a display/operation unit, wherein

the display/operation unit is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

13. The apparatus according to claim 12 , further comprising:

a scanner, wherein

the scanner is provided above the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the scanner is provided between the display/operation unit and the concaved shape money placement portion in the height direction of the settlement apparatus.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Oct 5, 2018
From: SUSAKI, AKIKO; SHISHIDO, NORIFUMI
To: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Reel/Frame 047079/0241 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2015-228160 · Nov 20, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15347851 · Nov 10, 2016
Related Publication 20190043320A1 · Feb 7, 2019