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Title: Automatic apparatus for dispensing and receiving bank notes
Claims: What is claimed is: 1. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus for bank notes comprising: (a) a casing having a receiving inlet and a single paying outlet; (b) a receiving unit including bank note intake conveyor means with one end connected to said receiving inlet and a receiving safe connected to the other end of said intake conveyor means; (c) a dispensing unit including a paying safe and a bank note takeout-conveyor means with one end connected to said paying safe and the other end connected to said paying outlet; and (d) bank note return path means connected between said bank note intake-conveyor means and takeout conveyor means. 2. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus for bank notes comprising: (a) a casing having a receiving inlet and a paying outlet; (b) a receiving unit removably attached to said casing and including a receiving safe, bank note intake conveyor means with one end connected to said receiving safe, and first bank note return path means with one end connected to said intake conveyor means, the other end portion of said intake conveyor means corresponding to said receiving inlet when said receiving unit is in a setting position; and (c) a dispensing unit removably attached to said casing and including a paying safe, bank note takeout conveyor means with one end connected to said paying safe, and second bank note return path means with one end connected to said takeout conveyor means, the other end portion of said takeout conveyor means corresponding to said paying outlet when said paying unit is in a setting position; (d) the respective other end portions of said first and second return path means corresponding to each other to define a single continuous return path when said receiving and dispensing units are in the respective setting positions. 3. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus for bank notes comprising: (a) a casing including on the front side thereof a horizontal control surface having a receiving inlet and a vertical control surface having a paying outlet; (b) a door capable of opening and closing on the rear side of said casing; (c) a receiving unit disposed at a lower portion inside said casing and capable of being drawn out backward from said casing when said door is opened, said receiving unit including a receiving pocket corresponding to said receiving inlet in a setting position inside said casing and receiving bank notes put in through said receiving inlet, a receiving safe, intake conveyor means to transport the bank notes from said receiving pocket to said receiving safe, and first return path means with one end portion connected to said intake conveyor means and the other end portion extending upward, whereby rejectable ones among said bank notes are returned; and (d) a dispensing unit disposed at an upper portion inside said casing and capable of being drawn out backward from said casing when said door is opened, said dispensing unit including a paying pocket corresponding to said paying outlet in a setting position inside said casing, a paying safe, takeout conveyor means to transport the bank notes from said paying safe to said paying pocket, and second return path means for rejectable note return with one end portion connected to said takeout conveyor means and the other end portion extending downward; (e) the respective other end portions of said first and second return path means corresponding to each other to define a delivery section performing smooth delivery of the rejectable notes from said first return path means to said second return path means when said dispensing and receiving units are in the respective setting positions inside said casing. 4. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus according to claims 2 or 3, wherein said other end portions of said first return path means includes a pair of rollers spaced from each other and rotating in opposite directions, a pair of belts partially wound respectively around said rollers, said belts having belt portions disposed in close contact and holding the rejectable note therebetween and another belt portions adjoining said belt portions and gradually spaced from each other to define a rejectable note delivery port, and first guide plate means disposed on one side of said delivery port; and said other end portion of said second return path means includes a pair of rollers spaced from each other and rotating in opposite directions, a pair of belts partially wound respectively around said rollers, said belts having belt portions disposed in close contact and holding the rejectable note therebetween and another belt portions adjoining said belt portions and gradually spaced from each other to define a rejectable note admission port, and second guide plate means disposed on one side of said admission port. 5. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus according to claim 2 or 3 further comprising a recovery safe disposed in said dispensing unit and recovery conveyor means interposed between said recovery safe and said bank note takeout conveyor means, whereby bank notes to be recovered among the ones taken out are delivered to said recovery safe. 6. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus according to claims 2 or 3 further comprising a temporary collecting section disposed between said one end portion of said bank note intake conveyor means and said receiving safe and temporarily collecting therein the bank notes introduced by said intake conveyor means, and auxiliary return path means for rejectable notes disposed between said temporary collecting section and said first return path means. 7. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus according to claim 2 or 3, wherein said receiving and paying safes can be attached to and removed from said receiving and paying units, respectively. 8. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus according to claims 2 or 3, wherein driving source means for said intake conveyor means and first return path means is disposed in said receiving unit, and another driving source means for said takeout conveyor means and second return path means is disposed in said paying unit. 9. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus for bank notes comprising: (a) a casing including on the front side thereof a horizontal control surface having a receiving inlet and a vertical control surface having a single paying outlet; (b) a door capable of opening and closing on the rear side of said casing; (c) a receiving pocket disposed in said casing correspondingly to said receiving inlet and receiving bank notes put in through said receiving inlet; (d) a bank note intake roller so located as partially to face on said receiving pocket; (e) a receiving safe disposed at a lower backward portion of said casing and having at the top portion a receiving opening to receive the bank notes; (f) a temporary bank note collecting device disposed in close vicinity to the top receiving opening of said receiving safe; (g) an intake belt conveyor system carrying the bank notes from said receiving pocket to said temporary collecting device; (h) a plurality of paying safes disposed at an upper backward portion of said casing; (i) a takeout belt conveyor system carrying bank notes from said paying safes so as to deliver said notes to said paying outlet; (j) a first belt return path system connected between said intake belt conveyor system and takeout belt conveyor system, whereby rejectable ones among the bank notes carried by said intake belt conveyor system are returned; (k) a second belt return path system interposed between said temporary collecting device and said first belt return path system; (l) a closing member disposed in a connecting position between said second belt return path system and said temporary collecting device and normally openably closing said second belt return path system; and (m) an extruding member sliding so as to extrude the bank notes collected in said temporary collecting device toward said second belt return path system. 10. An automatic dispensing-receiving apparatus according to claim 9, wherein said closing and extruding members are both formed of platelike material, and located at a distance from each other on both sides of the bank notes collected in said temporary collecting device, respectively. Other info: Inventors: Hirose, Minoru (Yokohama, JP) Application Number: 100142 Filing Date: 1979-12-04 Publication_date: 1981-02-24 Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (Kawasaki, JP) Primary Class(es): 235/381 194/207, 235/475, 902/9, 902/15 Other Classes: US Patent Ref:
Other Refs: Primary Examiner: Cook, Daryl W. Assistant Examiner: Attorney: Cushman, Darby & Cushman |
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