IP Library Granted Patent US 11,222,513
Granted Patent B2
US 11,222,513 · App. 15/619,672 · Granted Jan 11, 2022

Money handling apparatus

Inventors: Kenichi Ino (Hyogo, JP); Michiharu Iwamura (Hyogo, JP)
Assignee: Glory Ltd.
G07F19/203E05G1/02E05G1/024E05G1/026E05G1/04E05G7/001G07C9/00912G07C9/38G07D11/14G07D11/50G07F5/26G07F7/02
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Patent No.
US 11,222,513
App. No.
15/619,672
Granted
Jan 11, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a money handling apparatus including: a money storage unit configured to store money; a locking unit configured to limit access to the money storage unit; and a control unit configured to give unlock permission to unlock the locking unit to at least one of a plurality of qualified persons who are qualified to unlock the locking unit, and to perform a process involving change of the qualified person.

Claims (29)

1. A money handling apparatus comprising:

a handling unit;

a first safe unit below the handling unit; and

a second safe unit below the first safe unit; wherein

the handling unit includes

an inlet through which money is received;

an outlet through which the received money is dispensed;

a transport path connecting the inlet and the outlet, the transport path transporting the received money in a front-back direction of the money handling apparatus; and

a plurality of branch paths each of which being connected to the transport part and transports the money transported through the transport path,

the first safe unit includes a plurality of storage cassettes which are arranged in the front-back direction of the money handling apparatus, each storage cassette being connected to each branch path and stores therein the money transported through each branch path and feeds the money stored therein to the transport path through each branch path, and

the second safe unit includes a collection cassette that stores the money fed from the storage cassette therein,

wherein

the money handling apparatus further comprising:

a connection path which penetrates the first safe unit, which connects the transport path in the handling unit and the collection cassette in the second safe unit, the connection path which transports in an up-down direction the money transported through the transport path to the collection cassette.

2. The money handling apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a first casing for housing the handling unit; and

a second casing for housing the first safe unit and the second safe unit, wherein the first casing is provided with a first door for opening and closing the first safe unit, and the second casing is provided with a second door for opening and closing the second safe unit.

3. The money handling apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

the first door has a first lock for locking and unlocking the first door, and the second door has a second lock for locking and unlocking the second door, and

unlock permission for the first key and unlock permission for the second key are respectively changeable.

4. The money handling apparatus of claim 2 , wherein

the second casing is protected at a higher security level than the first casing.

5. The money handling apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:

a recognition unit and an escrow unit housed in the handling unit;

wherein the recognition unit is configured to recognize the money fed from the storage cassettes,

the storage cassettes are configured to store the money recognized by the recognition unit as normal money therein, and

the escrow unit is configured to store the money recognized by the recognition unit as money to be rejected therein.

6. The money handling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein

the first safe unit and the second safe unit are configured to protect the storage cassettes and the collection cassettes at different security levels, respectively.

Priority Claims (1)
JP JP2011-174052 · Aug 9, 2011 · national
Continuity (3)
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