US20010011658A1 - Note holding and dispensing device with cassette - Google Patents
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- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional top view of the transfer device of FIG. 3.
- the shelf 28 may also include a post-validation sensor 40 such as a lever sensor to detect the passage and position of the bill or note within the transfer device 24 .
- a post-validation sensor 40 such as a lever sensor to detect the passage and position of the bill or note within the transfer device 24 .
- the shelf 28 may include an outlet sensor 42 such as a lever sensor which operates to provide a signal to prevent dispensing of a subsequent note prior to removal of a preceding note.
- the drive gear 128 drives, through a sequence of speed reducing gears 140 , 142 , 144 and 146 , and a second driven gear 148 .
- the second driven gear 148 extends slightly downward from the bottom portion of the transfer device 24 so that it may engage the first driven gear 234 in the cassette 18 described subsequently with respect to FIG. 8.
- the mechanical lever sensor 42 will open, sending a signal to the electronic controller 46 , and the extraction and transport motors 124 and 150 can be activated to transport another bill from the cassette 18 to outlet 20 .
- the electronic controller 46 will not direct power to the extraction and transport motors 124 and 150 until the mechanical lever sensor 42 moves to an open position indicating that the last dispensed bill has been removed.
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A note holding and dispensing device is provided which comprises a frame 16; a cassette 18 removably positioned in a cavity 112 of the frame 16; a transfer device 24 which comprises an extraction drive means 120 and a conveyer means 122 provided in the frame 16; and an electronic controller 46 for controlling operation of the extraction drive means 120 and conveyer means 122. The cassette 18 has a chamber 64 for receiving a plurality of notes 66 and an extracting device 232 for discharging the notes 66 from the chamber 64. The extraction drive means 120 operates the extracting device 232 in the cassette 18 to fetch the notes 66 from the cassette 18. The conveyer means 122 transports the notes 66 received from the cassette 18 to an outlet 20 through a passageway 22.
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- This application is continuation-in-part of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/046,857, entitled NOTE HOPPER/DISPENSER, Filed Mar. 24, 1998, by Hikaru Izawa.
- 1. Field of the Invention
- The present invention is generally directed to the field of currency handling machines, and in particular to a note hopper for dispensing paper currency, bank notes or cash equivalent scrip.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- The advent of wide-spread use of bill acceptors or currency validation units for use with gaming machines and vending machines has greatly increased the convenience to the user by allowing the use of paper bills in various denominations, as opposed to coins, to operate these types of machines. Generally, however, these types of machines only dispense money in the form of coins and they are incapable of dispensing paper currency. Coincidentally, the wide-spread use of automated transaction machines (ATMs) has provided the consuming public with ready access to paper currency from ATMs using a bank card or credit card and upon entry of user appropriate code information. Operationally, however, ATMs are predominantly intended to dispense currency in a single denomination from a secure location and they are thus little more than a note counting and dispensing apparatus.
- For certain applications, such as gaming and vending machines having bill validation capabilities, there is a need for a bill or note dispenser which will interact with an electronic controller of the machine, to dispense currency, bills, or other secure notes.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a note holding and dispensing device which can discharge notes from a cassette removably attached to a frame.
- Another object of the invention is to provide a note holding and dispensing device which can recover unacceptable notes such as double or false notes without the discharging these notes to avoid trouble with users.
- Still another object of the invention is to provide a note holding and dispensing device with a cassette which includes an extracting device wherein a frame supports an extraction drive means which drives the extracting device to manufacture the cassette in light weight.
- A further object of the invention is to provide a lightweight note holding and dispensing device electrically connectable to a host machine.
- A still further object of the invention is to provide a note holding and dispensing device with a cassette lock device for securing a cassette to a frame wherein delivery and recovery slots in the cassette can be opened and closed by operation of the cassette lock device for anti-theft.
- A note holding and dispensing device according to the present invention comprises a frame (16) formed with a cavity (112); a cassette (18) removably positioned in the cavity (112) of the frame (16) for holding a plurality of notes (66); a transfer device (24) comprising an extraction drive means (120) and a conveyer means (122) provided in the frame (16); and an electronic controller (46) for controlling operation of the extraction drive means (120) and conveyer means (122) of the transfer device (24). The cassette (18) has a chamber (64) for receiving the notes (66) and an extracting device (232) for discharging the notes (66) in the chamber (64). The extraction drive means (120) operates the extracting device (232) in the cassette (18) to fetch the notes (66) from the cassette (18). The conveyer means (122) transports the notes (66) received from the cassette (18) to an outlet (20) through a passageway (22).
- The electronic controller (46) generates drive signals to operate the extraction drive means (120) and conveyer means (122) of the transfer device (24) so that the notes (66) can be successively dispensed from the removably and exchangeably mounted cassette (18) through the passageway (22). In this case, the cassette (18) can be made in light weight because the extracting device (232) can be driven by the extraction drive means (120) attached to the frame (16). The term “note” herein is used to mean all valuable paper such as bill, paper currency, bank notes, coupons, scrip, or other “secure” paper with an associated cash value.
- In an embodiment of the instant invention, the cassette (18) comprises a storage area (68), and a diverting device (230) for receiving an unacceptable note (66) from the conveyer means (122) and forwarding the same to the storage area (68). The transfer device (24) comprises at least a sensor means (30, 32) provided by the passageway (22) for detecting the unacceptable note (66) that is moved through the passageway (22), and a diverting means (183) for diverting the unacceptable note (66) from the passageway (22) to a recovery path (48) for the storage area (68) in the cassette (18). Upon detection of the unacceptable note (66) by the sensor means (30, 32), the electronic controller (46) operates the diverting means (183) to guide the note (66) from the passageway (22) to the recovery path (48) in order to recover unacceptable note (66) such as double or false notes without discharging these notes to avoid trouble with users.
- The sensor means (30, 32) includes an optical sensor (30, 32) for detecting double notes (66) moved through the passageway (22) to produce a detection signal so that the electronic controller (46) operates the diverting means (183) to divert the note (66) from the passageway (22) to the recovery path (48) when receives the detection signal of the double notes (66) from the optical sensor (30, 32). The optical sensor (30, 32) detects characteristics of the note (66) travelling along the passageway (22) and forwards output signals indicative of the note characteristics to the electronic controller (46). The electronic controller (46) comprises a microprocessor (50) for receiving the output signals from the optical sensor (30, 32) to validate the note (66) in comparison of the received output signals with stored signal parameters. The electronic controller (46) operates the diverting means (183) to divert the note (66) from the passageway (22) to the recovery path (48) when receives the detection signal from the optical sensor (30, 32) that the note (66) is not genuine.
- The transfer device (24) comprises an extraction motor (124) and a transport motor (150) both controlled by the electronic controller (46) so that the extraction motor (124) provides the extraction drive means (120) with a drive force, and the transport motor (150) provides the conveyer means (122) with a drive force when the note (66) is extracted from the chamber (64) of the cassette (18).
- The transfer device (24) comprises an entry detecting sensor (198) for detecting a leading edge of the note (66) extracted from the cassette (18) to the passageway (22) to produce a detection signal so that the electronic controller (46) ceases operation of the extraction motor (124) when receives the detection signal from the entry detecting sensor (198). Also, the transfer device (24) comprises an outlet sensor (42) for detecting existence of the note (66) which partially extends outward from the passageway (22) through the outlet (20) to produce a detection signal so that the electronic controller (46) ceases operation of the transport motor (150) when receives the detection signal from the outlet sensor (42). Moreover, the transfer device (24) comprises a post-validation sensor (40) for detecting a leading edge of the note (66) to produce a detection signal so that the electronic controller (46) operates the diverting means (183) to divert the note (66) from the passageway (22) to the recovery path (48) when receives the detection signal from the post-validation sensor (40) and decides that the note (66) is unacceptable in view of the outputs from the sensor means (30, 32).
- The cassette (18) comprises a casing (62); a lid (60) pivotally mounted on the casing (62) to cover the chamber (64) and storage area (68); and a lock means (70, 72) for securing the cassette (18) to the frame (16) and for securing the lid (60) to the casing (62). The cassette (18) further includes a sealing device (270) which comprises a metallic plate (272) movable in parallel relation to a lid (60) between a shut position for covering delivery and recovery slots (226, 218) and a release position for opening the delivery and recovery slots (226, 218); a closure spring (274) for resiliently urging the metallic plate (272) toward the shut position; and an operative member (275) for moving the metallic plate (272) to the release position against elastic force of the closure spring (274) at the same time the cassette (18) is secured to the frame (16) by operation of the cassette lock means (70).
- The lid (60) comprises a delivery slot (226) through which the notes (66) are delivered from the cassette (18) to the passageway (22); and a recovery slot (218) through which the unacceptable note (66) is retired from the passageway (22) to the chamber (64).
- The note holding and dispensing device (10) is removably attached to a host machine (12) so that the transfer device (24) is controlled by the host machine (12) and forwards inner information to the host machine (12). Accordingly, the note holding and dispensing device (10) can be manufactured in small size to electrically connect the host machine (12). A chassis (14) may be provided to envelop the frame (16) so that the note holding and dispensing device (10) is detachably attached to the host machine (12) together with the chassis (14).
- The extracting device (232) of the cassette (18) includes rollers (258, 260) to which an uppermost one of the notes (66) retained in the chamber (64) is in contact; a first driven gear (234) for rotating the rollers (258, 260); and fin gears (264) adjacent to the rollers (258, 260) for selecting only the uppermost note (66) supplied by the rollers (258, 260).
- The chamber (64) and storage area (68) are positioned adjacent to each other in the cassette (18), and the notes (66) in the chamber (64) are supported on a tray (200) of a support (202) so that the notes (66) are resiliently forced toward the extracting device (232) by a compression spring (204).
- When the notes (66) are filled in the chamber (64), a pin (203) of a support (202) is engaged with a latch (220) provided on the bottom of the chamber (64) of the cassette (18). The latch (220) is connected with a sliding plate (222) which extends toward a rear surface of a casing (62) so that the sliding plate (222) serves to release engagement of the latch (220) and pin (203) upon contact of the sliding plate (222) to a protrusion (16 a) of the frame (16) when the cassette (18) is positioned in the frame (16) thereby causing the uppermost note (66) to come into contact to rollers (258, 260).
- The first driven gear (234) of the extracting device (232) is meshed with a second driven gear (148) positioned at the bottom of the transfer device (24) to rotate the first driven gear (234) by an extraction motor (124) through the second driven gear (148). The cassette (18) comprises a picker wheel (262) rotatably mounted in the casing (62) opposite to the fin gears (264) for preventing extraction of the double notes (66) at a leading edge of a pathway guide (248), said picker wheel (262) being rotatable only in one direction.
- The diverting means (183) comprises a lever (184) rotatably mounted between a discharge position for opening the passageway (22) toward the outlet (20) and a recovery position for opening the passageway (22) toward the diverted slot (44); and an actuator (182) for moving the lever (184) toward one of the discharge and recovery positions. The diverting means (183) further comprises a biasing spring (186) for moving the lever (184) toward the other of the discharge and recovery positions.
- The conveyer means (122) comprises a drive roller (190) and a tension roller (192) provided adjacent to the outlet (20) in opposite relation to each other. When the rear end of the note (66) is sandwiched between the drive and tension rollers (190, 192) after the note (66) passes a post-validation sensor (40), the electronic controller (46) ceases operation of the transport motor (150) to stop movement of the note (66).
- When the electronic controller (46) judges that the note (66) is unacceptable in view of the optical sensor (30, 32) and also receives the detection signal from the post-validation sensor (40), the electronic controller (46) operates the actuator (182) to rotate the lever (184) to the recovery position.
- The frame (16) further comprises an installation detection switch (114) for detecting the cassette (18) in the cavity (112) to produce a detection signal to the electronic controller (46).
- The cassette (18) further comprises an empty detection sensor (282) for detecting reduction of the notes (66) in the chamber (64) to produce a detection signal so that the electronic controller (46) operates a warning system when receives the detection signal from the empty detection sensor (282).
- FIG. 1 is a front view of a host machine with a note holding and dispensing device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the note holding and dispensing device removed from the host machine of FIG. 1.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the note holding and dispensing device of FIG. 2 with detail of a transfer device.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a cassette extracted from a frame of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 5 is a block diagram of the electric control circuit used in the note holding and dispensing device according to the present invention.
- FIG. 6 is a cross sectional side view of the transfer device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 7 is a cross sectional top view of the transfer device of FIG. 3.
- FIG. 8 is a cross sectional side view of the cassette of FIG. 4.
- FIG. 9 is a cross sectional top view of the cassette of FIG. 4.
- FIG. 10 is a rear view of the cassette of FIG. 4.
- FIG. 11 is a sectional view of a diverting means with a lever in the discharge position.
- FIG. 12 is a sectional view of the diverting means with the lever in the recovery position.
- As shown in FIG. 1, a note holding and dispensing
device 10, which may removably be incorporated into of an electronically controlledhost machine 12 such as such as a gaming machine, vending machine or cash box, can hold and conveniently dispense bills to users. Thedevice 10 is electrically controlled by thehost machine 12 to dispense notes or currency of a predetermined denomination. - FIG. 2 depicts a perspective view of the note holding and dispensing
device 10 removed from thehost machine 12 of FIG. 1. The note holding and dispensingdevice 10 includes achassis 14 designed to be secured on or into thehost machine 12. Thechassis 14 contains acassette 18 and atransfer device 24 received in aframe 16 and, as shown removed from thechassis 14 in FIGS. 3 and 4, respectively. - As depicted in FIG. 2 and in the view of FIG. 3, the transfer device includes an
outlet 20 from which currency can be dispensed. Theoutlet 20 for dispensing currency is the opening at the end of apassageway 22 defined by atransfer device 24 which generally comprises alid device 26 and ashelf 28. Thelid device 26 andshelf 28 may include one or more sensors (sensor means) 30, 32, such as magnetic or preferably optical infrared sensors, for detecting identifying characteristics of bills and notes and authenticating each bill or note which is to be dispensed. - The
transfer device 24 includes “double-bill” check and bill validity detection systems to assure that each bill or note is authentic and is dispensed individually. In the event that a double bill detection event occurs, theframe 16 diverts the double bill tostorage area 68 in the note holding and dispensingdevice 10, by redirecting the travel path of the double bill so that it is not dispensed. - The
shelf 28 may also include apost-validation sensor 40 such as a lever sensor to detect the passage and position of the bill or note within thetransfer device 24. In addition, theshelf 28 may include anoutlet sensor 42 such as a lever sensor which operates to provide a signal to prevent dispensing of a subsequent note prior to removal of a preceding note. - The
optical sensors lever sensors electronic controller 46 within the note holding and dispensingdevice 10. Theelectronic controller 46 also provides all control functions and allows communications with the host machine 12 (FIG. 1). - As depicted in FIG. 3, the
shelf 28 also includes a divertedslot 44 which provides an opening to arecovery path 48 for allowing double or overlapped bills or other type of rejected note to be stored in the note holding and dispensingdevice 10. - FIG. 4 depicts a perspective view of the
cassette 18 extracted from theframe 16. Thecassette 18 includes alid 60 attached to aframe 62. Theframe 62 includes achamber 64 which allows the storage of a plurality of coupons, currency, notes or bills 66. The note holding and dispensingdevice 10 stores and dispenses paper currency, bank notes or “secure” paper such as printed coupons or scrip. Such currency is conveniently dispensed from note holding and dispensingdevice 10, so that it may be accepted by a user. At the front portion of thecassette 18 is astorage area 68 which is positioned below the divertingslot 44 of theshelf 28 upon installation of thecassette 18 into theframe 16. - Preferably, the
cassette 18 includes double lock assemblies which include acassette lock device 70 to be used to secure thecassette 18 within theframe 16, and alid lock device 72 to be used to secure thelid 60 to theframe 62 to thereby secure access to notes held in thecassette 18 when it is removed from theframe 16. The double lock assembly also preferably requires twokeys cassette 18 and allow access to thecurrency storage area 64. - In operation, the
frame 16 extracts bills from thecassette 18, verifies that only one bill has been extracted by sensing characteristics of the bill viaoptical sensors outlet 20. The note holding and dispensingdevice 10 can be configured such that “secure” paper such as coupons or scrip, having exchangeable monetary value, can be dispensed. Suchsecure paper 66 would preferably be designed to be inserted into and recognized by compatible currency acceptor or bill validator machines. - FIG. 5 is a block diagram schematically showing a
microprocessor controller 46 for the note holding and dispensingdevice 10 of the present invention. Thedevice 10 is controlled by electronic instructions from thehost machine 12. When non-currency secure paper is to be dispensed, such paper preferably incorporates in its design and/or manufacture, characteristics to allow it to be scrutinized and validated by bill validators and other electronic currency validation, stacking and sorting devices. At the heart of themicroprocessor controller 46 is amicroprocessor 50. Themicroprocessor 50 relies upon programming instructions stored in a code read-only memory (ROM) 52, in which is stored programming and execution instructions. Themicroprocessor 50 of the note holding and dispensingdevice 10, may also be connected to an electronic controller for a host machine including a bill validator so that the components can share control functions relating to the validation proceedings for bills and notes. - FIGS. 6 and 7 depict detailed cross-sectional left side and top views, respectively, of the
frame 16 of FIG. 3, and particularly the components of thetransfer device 24 thereof. In the cross-sectional left side view of FIG. 6, thecassette 18 has been removed from theframe 16. Thecassette 18 is intended to be placed in acavity 112, located in the lower portion of theframe 16. Theframe 16 includes a “cassette installed”lever switch 114 as depicted near the bottom left corner, which produces an electric signal to confirm to theelectronic controller 46 that thecassette 18 is positioned within thecurrency bay 112. - Referring to FIGS. 6 and 7, the
transfer device 24 of theframe 16 includes an extraction drive means 120 and a conveyer means 122. The extraction drive means 120 provides the driving elements in order to drive a first drivengear 234 located within thecassette 18 which in turn drivesrollers cassette 18 and into thepassageway 22 of thetransfer device 24. The conveyer means 122, by comparison, provides a belt drive system to engage the note with abelt 178 while anentry detecting sensor 198 senses the note once it enters thepassageway 22 and advance the note either to theoutlet 20 or to and through divertingslot 44 into thestorage area 68. - The extraction drive means120 includes a
motor 124 with a shaft 126 on which is mounted both adrive gear 128 and arotating position indicator 130. Therotating position indicator 130 is sensed by amotor encoder sensor 132 which provides an output signal to theelectronic controller 46 indicative of the rotational position of themotor 124 and thereby the rate at which a note is advancing, in order to allow the synchronization of the note advance for purposes of sensor validation of the note information by theelectronic controller 46. - The
drive gear 128 drives, through a sequence ofspeed reducing gears gear 148. The second drivengear 148 extends slightly downward from the bottom portion of thetransfer device 24 so that it may engage the first drivengear 234 in thecassette 18 described subsequently with respect to FIG. 8. - The conveyer means122 includes a
motor 150 having ashaft 152 on which is mounted adrive gear 154 and arotational position indicator 156. Therotational position indicator 156 is sensed by amotor encoder sensor 158 which provides output signals to theelectronic controller 46 in a manner similar to themotor encoder sensor 132 discussed above. - The
drive gear 154 drives, also through a sequence ofspeed reducing gears gear 168 and anidler gear 170. The drivengear 168 is mounted on ashaft 172 to drive abelt drive wheel 174. Thebelt drive wheel 174 in turn drives thebelt 178 which extends toward the opposite end of thetransfer device 24, where it is wrapped about abelt tension roller 180. - As would be seen if viewed from the left side view of FIG. 6, the
belt 178 generally rotates in a clockwise direction so that the upper side of thebelt 178, advances from the top ofbelt tension roller 180 to thedrive wheel 174, and thus from the back of thetransfer device 24 to the front of thetransfer device 24, to drive a note which is positioned above thebelt 178 from the back to the front of thetransfer device 24 along the top of theshelf 28 and within thepassageway 22. - As discussed above, the
transfer device 24 allows the note holding and dispensingdevice 10 to direct an invalid bill or note to astorage area 68 in thecassette 18. In order to extract an invalid bill from thepassageway 22, aactuator 182 such as solenoid or motor activates a set of deflector or divertinglevers 184 which are positioned before the end of thepassageway 22 to shift the invalid bill from thepassageway 22 to thestorage area 68. During normal operation, theactuator 182 is powered on to hold the set of divertinglevers 184 down so that a bill can pass along thepassageway 22 tooutlet 20. If a double or invalid note is detected, power to theactuator 182 is shut off, and aspring 186 biases the divertinglevers 184 to rotate into a position whereby they cause an advancing note to rotate along the innersurface diverting levers 184 and the outer surface of thebelt drive wheel 174, while driven bybelt 178, so that instead of advancing horizontally out through theoutlet 20, the bill will rotate around the outside ofbelt drive wheel 174 through a ninety degree angle, and proceed vertically downward through divertingslot 44. - In order to provide positive tracking near the end of the
passageway 22 as well as in therecovery path 48, atension roller 188 is positioned in front of, and in rotational contact with, thebelt drive wheel 174. The combination of thetension roller 188 and the frictional contact with thebelt 178 will positively advance a bill positioned therebetween. In addition, thetension roller 188 also drives, by rolling contact, adrive roller 190 positioned just inside ofoutlet 20. Thedrive roller 190 is also in frictional rolling contact with atension roller 192 mounted so as to be vertically positioned abovedrive roller 190 within thelid device 26. - In order to detect the position of the note as it exits the
outlet 20, themechanical lever sensor 42 is located proximally tooutlet 20. Themechanical lever sensor 42 is electrically connected to theelectronic controller 46 to communicate an electric signal indicating when a note dispensed by the note holding and dispensingdevice 10 is removed from theoutlet 20. Theelectronic controller 46 of the note holding and dispensingdevice 10 may be programmed so that themotor 150 will stop when the trailing end of a bill is held betweendrive roller 190 andtension roller 192, maintaining themechanical lever sensor 42 in a closed position, so that only one bill is dispensed at a time. Once the bill is removed, themechanical lever sensor 42 will open, sending a signal to theelectronic controller 46, and the extraction andtransport motors cassette 18 tooutlet 20. Thus when it is desired to dispense only one bill at a time, theelectronic controller 46 will not direct power to the extraction andtransport motors mechanical lever sensor 42 moves to an open position indicating that the last dispensed bill has been removed. - The
transfer device 24 also includes thepost-validation sensor 40 positioned along thepassageway 22 before the divertingslot 44 but spaced fromoptical sensors 30, 32 a distance greater than the length of a bill traveling along thepassageway 22. Thepost-validation sensor 40 provides an indication of the passage of the leading edge of a bill as it advances along thepassageway 22. Thepost-validation sensor 40 is electrically connected to theelectronic controller 46, so that if an invalid or double bill is detected by theoptical sensors electronic controller 46, its initial contact withlever sensor 40 will cause theelectronic controller 46 to activate the bill divert function, shutting off power to theactuator 182, as discussed above. - The
lid device 26 further includes a number oftensioning rollers rollers belt 178 andshelf 28. Each of thetensioning rollers belt 178, or by the advancement of a bill between the respective tension roller andbelt 178. As shown in FIG. 7, thetension rollers passageway 22, it can be removed by lifting theroller frame passageway 22. - The
lid device 26 also includes theoptical sensor 30 such as a light sensitive transistor which cooperates with the oppositely disposedoptical sensor 32 such as a light emitting diode mounted in thetransfer device 24. Theoptical sensors electronic controller 46 concerning identifying characteristics of the bill being transported betweenoptical sensors passageway 22. The optical sensor information is synchronized with the position and travel speed of the bill by theelectronic controller 46 so that a “bill characteristics” signal, comprised of the sensed identifying characteristics for the entire length of thebill 60, can be obtained for each note orbill 66. In this manner, theelectronic controller 46 can compare the bill characteristics signal to one or more sets of bill characteristics parameters stored in theROM 52 of theelectronic controller 46, to discriminate between a valid single note and a double note or a defective note. - In the instance where the
optical sensors electronic controller 46 that a double note is being passed through thepassageway 22, or that the note is for some reason invalid, the diverting means 183 are activated so that the note will be diverted into thestorage area 68, as discussed above, and another note is extracted fromnote cassette 18, validated and dispensed. - The
lid device 26 also further includes theentry detecting sensor 198 which senses the beginning and leading edges of thenote 66 as it advances proximate the beginning of thepassageway 22 within thetransfer device 24 from thecassette 18. Theentry detecting sensor 198 is electrically connected to theelectronic controller 46 to provide electrical signal output information thereto. In this manner, and in combination with themotor encoder sensors motors optical sensors optical sensors - FIG. 8 depicts a detailed side cross-sectional view of the
cassette 18 removed from theframe 16. FIG. 9 depicts a detailed top cross-sectional view of thecassette 18. As depicted in FIG. 8 in the operating position, thecassette 18 includes thelid 60 attached to the top of theframe 62 to cover thechamber 64 andstorage area 68. - As depicted in FIGS. 8 and 9, the
cassette 18 includes atray 200 for supporting a plurality of coupons, currency, notes, orbills 66 located inside thechamber 64. Thetray 200 is attached to asupport assembly 202 which is configured to support thetray 200 through vertical translation while also maintaining thetray 200 horizontally flat. Thesupport assembly 202 comprises a pair of links 202 a and 202 b, apin 203 which connects these links 202 a and 202 b and acompression spring 204 for upwardly biasing thetray 200. Thecassette 18 also includes alatch 220 located on the bottom of thechamber 64 to allow thetray 200 to be latched onto thepin 203 at its vertically lowest position of thetray 200 so that thenotes 66 may be placed in thechamber 64. Thelatch 220 is connected to a slidingplate 222 which extends to the rear surface offrame 62 and is elastically urged outwardly by aspring 222 a so as to engage thelatch 220 with thepin 203. When thecassette 18 is inserted in thecavity 112 of theframe 16, the slidingplate 222 engages a protrusion 16 a of theframe 16 to cause thelatch 220 to unlatch and release thepin 203 of thetray 200. Thecompression spring 204 will then bias thetray 200 vertically upward until the top bill contacts therollers - The
cassette 18 further includes a extractingdevice 232 located in thelid 60. The extractingdevice 232 includes the first drivengear 234 which extends slightly upward from the upper portion of thecassette 18 so that the first drivengear 234 can engage the second drivengear 148 located on the bottom portion of thetransfer device 24, described above with respect to FIG. 6. The first drivengear 234 drives, through a sequence ofgears shafts rollers rollers pathway guide 248 attached to frame 62, can be for example made of a hard plastic material and is shaped to have a part-cylindrical surface to direct a note or coupon through apathway 224 and towardsslot 226, where the note would then enter thetransfer device 24. - A
picker wheel 262 is rotatably mounted to theframe 62 at the leading edge ofpathway guide 248 to prevent double bills from being extracted from thecassette 18. Thepicker wheel 262 can be rotated only in one direction to provide one bill at a time to theframe 16. The circumference of thepicker wheel 262 comprises a suitable material for causing friction against the leading edge of a note orbill 66. Thepicker wheel 262 may be configured to only rotate in one direction, which is opposite the direction of travel of the note. - A diverting
device 230 is shown in FIG. 9 positioned toward the front of thecassette 18 and positioned in thelid 60 ofcassette 18. As shown in FIGS. 6 and 9, the divertingdevice 230 includes a drivengear 250 that engages theidler gear 170 of thetransfer device 24 to driverollers Driven gear 250 is mounted on ashaft 251 together with aroller 266, and aroller 268 is in driving contact with theroller 266 through rolling contact so that the drivengear 250 can rotate theroller 266 which drives theroller 268 in turn respectively as shown in FIG. 9, for diverting a double bill, or a crumpled or torn bill, to thestorage area 68. Any note or bill that is rejected will pass from theframe 16 to thecassette 18 through aslot 218. When thecassette 18 is installed in theframe 16, theslot 218 will be positioned vertically below therecovery path 48. As shown in FIG. 9, thelid 60 may also includeopenings 276, which allow for visual inspection of thechamber 64, and bills therein. - A
sealing device 270 is sidably disposed within thelid 60, where it is biased into a “closed” position by aspring 274. Thesealing device 270 includes ametallic plate 272 for coveringslots lid 60, for security whenever thecassette 18 is removed from theframe 16. When thecassette 18 is placed inside of theframe 16, thesealing device 270 is unlocked through operation of thecassette lock device 70 which locks thecassette 18 to theframe 16. This allows themetal plate 272 in thesealing device 270 to slide horizontally and uncover the recovery anddelivery slots lid 60, thus allowing operation of the note holding and dispensingdevice 10. Thesealing device 270 is implemented to cover the recovery anddelivery slots openings 276 to prevent unauthorized access into thecassette 18. - The top cross-sectional view of the
lid 60 of thecassette 18 is shown in greater detail in FIG. 9. The first drivengear 234 is shown connected to gear 236 via acommon shaft 235, and thegear 236 drives gears 238, 240, 242 and 244. Thegears shafts rollers gear 234 is attached to fin gears 264 on acommon shaft 235 in order to aid the selection of only the top bill from the stack of bills and to further bill or note advancement. Fin gears 264 include a series of fins, comprising a material such as rubber, which are aligned radially around the circumference of a shaft. The fin gears 264 help ensure that only one bill is selected and advanced along thepathway 24 at a time. - FIG. 10 depicts a view of the rear surface of the
cassette 18 and includes theframe 62 and thelid 60. The distal end of the slidingplate 222 for thelatch 220, projects from the rear surface. In addition, the rear surface includes a tray empty switch 280, and a near emptyoptical sensor 282, which are shown on the rear portion of theframe 62. - In operation, a user lifts the
lid 60 of thecassette 18 and places a plurality of coupons, currency, notes, orbills 66 onto thetray 200 which is depressed until held in place by thelatch 220 because thepin 203 is brought into engagement with thelatch 220. This condition is detected by the tray empty switch 280 which generates a detection signal to theelectronic controller 46. After thelid 60 is closed, thecassette 18 is placed inside thetransfer device 24 which causes thelatch 220 to unlatch, thus releasing thetray 200. Accordingly, theinstallation detection switch 114 is turned on to produce a detection signal which is forwarded to theelectronic controller 46 to recognize the installation of thecassette 18. Simultaneously, the slidingplate 222 is brought into contact with the protrusion 16 a of theframe 16 to push thelatch 220 so that thepin 203 is disengaged from thelatch 220 to release thetray 200. Thus, thecompression spring 204 then forces thetray 200 upward, causing theuppermost bill 66 to come into contact with the extractingdevice 232. In this condition, thecassette 18 is locked to theframe 16 by operation of thecassette lock device 70 which simultaneously moves theoperative member 275 to slide themetallic plate 272 from the shut position to the release position to open the delivery andrecovery slots transfer device 24. The drivengear 250 is brought into engagement with theidle gear 170 of thetransfer device 24, and the first drivengear 234 is brought into engagement with the second drivengear 148. - When a signal is received from the
electronic controller 46 of the note holding and dispensingdevice 10, the extractingdevice 232 activates therollers picker wheel 262 andfingers 264 to advance a single bill or note alongpathway 224 to exit thecassette 18 atslot 226. Thus, thebill 66 is first advanced along a horizontal path towards the rear section ofcassette 18. During this transit operation, thepicker wheel 262 is designed to prevent more than one note or bill from advancing along thepathway 224. As the leading edge of the bill is slid into thepathway guide 248, the bill is forced by thepathway guide 248 to rotate ninety degrees so that it is directed upward, towards the top of thecassette 18 where it exits out of theslot 226 and enters thepassageway 22 in theframe 16. - When the
entry detecting sensor 198, as shown in FIG. 6, is actuated by the leading edge of the advancing bill, the trailing edge of the bill will have passed beyondrollers electronic controller 46 sends a signal shutting off theextraction motor 124 so that the extractingdevice 232 will no longer be actively driven and therollers chamber 64, and will not advance along with the bill being pulled through thepassageway 22. In addition, therollers rollers - By the time the leading edge of the bill extracted from the
cassette 18 causes theentry detecting sensor 198 to move to the closed position, the leading edge of the bill has come into contact with thebelt 178 which is being driven bytransport motor 150. Themotor encoder sensor 158 associated with therotating position indicator 156 formotor 150 provides a signal to theelectronic controller 46 which can be interpreted to determine the exact speed of the translation of the bill along thepassageway 22. Thus, theelectronic controller 46 will be able to determine when the leading edge of thebill 66 reaches theoptical sensors optical sensors sensors electronic controller 46 in accordance with the linear length of the bill. By the time the length of the bill has passed betweensensors electronic controller 46 will have determined whether the bill is a valid bill, or if there are two bills stuck together forming a double bill. At the time that the bill has completed its passage between sensors and 30 and 32, it will be in approximately the midpoint of thepassageway 22 and the leading edge will have not yet reached thepost-validation sensor 40. As soon as the leading edge trips thepost-validation sensor 40, in the event that a double bill or an invalid bill has been detected, theelectronic controller 46 will shut off power to theactuator 182 and the divertedlevers 184 will rotate upwards so as to deflect the leading edge of the bill frompassageway 22 intorecovery path 48, the bill will be turned through a ninety degree rotation to proceed vertically downward into thestorage area 68. - When the sensor data from
sensors electronic controller 46 as indicative of a valid note or secure script, then the divertedlevers 184 will remain in the retracted position and the leading edge of the bill will exit throughoutlet 20. Again, using the information from themotor encoder sensor 158 which senses the rotational position of thedrive motor 150, theelectronic controller 46 can calculate the proper length of time to power thedrive motor 150 to allow the trailing edge of the bill being dispensed to advance to a point where it is held betweendrive roller 190 andtension roller 192. When the trailing edge of the bill is positioned betweendrive roller 190 andtension roller 192, theelectronic controller 46 will shut off power to thetransport motor 150 and the advancement of the bill will be stopped. The trailing edge of the bill will be held betweendrive roller 190 andtension roller 192. The user may then simply pull the bill from the machine to accept the dispensed bill. Once the trailing edge of the bill passeslever sensor 42, thelever sensor 42 will move to the open position and theelectronic controller 46 can determine if another bill is to be dispensed. If so, the extraction andtransport motors - When the
tray 200 is reduced to a small number of bills or notes, such as approximately 10, the near-endoptical sensor 282 sends a signal to theelectronic controller 46 to activate a warning system. In addition, when thetray 200 is completely empty, the tray empty switch 280 sends a “tray empty” signal to theelectronic controller 46. This information may then be communicated to the host machine 12 (FIG. 1). - The configuration of the note holding and dispensing
device 10 and the elements thereof are preferably designed to enhance security of the currency contained in the note holding and dispensing device, including during transport of thecassette 18 when it is withdrawn from the note holding and dispensingdevice 10. Thus, it should be noted that the system operates in a mode whereby only one bill is extracted from thecassette 18, it is then validated and, only if valid, dispensed by the note holding and dispensingdevice 10. If for any reason the note is not validated by the information provided byoptical sensors storage area 68. Specifically, immediately after the leading edge of the bill turns thepost-validation sensor 40 on, if theelectronic controller 48 detects double bills or unacceptable bill, it ceases output to theactuator 182 to move the diverting means 183 upward by elastic force of the biasingspring 186 so as to deflect the leading edge of the bill frompassageway 22 intorecovery path 48. Thus, the bill will be turned through a ninety degree rotation to proceed vertically downward into thestorage area 68. By default, theelectronic controller 46 must determine that the bill should pass, otherwise it is automatically diverted to thestorage area 68. - The foregoing detailed description is provided to allow those skilled in the art to appreciate the present invention. It is contemplated, however, that such persons will readily understand the application of the note holding and dispensing device detailed herein in various types of machines which are available. Therefore, the invention and protection afforded by this disclosure will properly be understood to be limited and defined only by the scope of the appended claims.
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1. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
said extracting device comprising rollers to which an uppermost one of the notes retained in said chamber is in contact; and a first driven gear for rotating said rollers, said first driven gear being detachably engaged with a second driven gear of said extraction drive means.
2. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said chamber is formed in said cassette;
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the notes in said chamber are supported on a tray of a support so that a compression spring resiliently urges the notes toward said extracting device.
3. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said extracting device comprises fin gears adjacent to said rollers for selecting only the uppermost note supplied by said rollers,
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said first driven gear of the extracting device is meshed with the second driven gear positioned at the bottom of said transfer device to rotate said first driven gear by an extraction motor through said second driven gear.
4. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
said cassette comprising a picker wheel rotatably mounted in said casing opposite to fin gears for preventing extraction of double notes at a leading edge of a pathway guide, said picker wheel being rotatable only in one direction.
5. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
said cassette comprising a storage area, and a diverting device for receiving an unacceptable note from said conveyer means and forwarding the same to said storage area;
said transfer device comprising at least a sensor means provided by said passageway for detecting the unacceptable note moved through said passageway, and a diverting means for diverting the unacceptable note from said passageway to a recovery path for the storage area in the cassette;
whereby upon detection of the unacceptable note by the sensor means, said electronic controller operates said diverting means to guide the note from the passageway to the recovery path.
6. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said diverting means comprises a lever rotatably mounted between a discharge position for opening said passageway toward said outlet and a recovery position for opening said passageway toward a diverted slot; and
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an actuator for moving said lever toward one of said discharge and recovery positions.
7. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said diverting means further comprises a biasing spring for moving said lever toward the other of said discharge and recovery positions.
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8. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said sensor means includes an optical sensor for detecting double notes moved through said passageway to produce a detection signal;
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said electronic controller operates said diverting means to divert the note from the passageway to the recovery path when receives the detection signal of the double notes from the optical sensor.
9. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said optical sensor detects characteristics of the note travelling along the passageway and forwards output signals indicative of the note characteristics to the electronic controller;
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said electronic controller comprises a microprocessor for receiving the output signals from the optical sensor to validate the note in comparison of the received output signals with stored signal parameters;
said electronic controller operates said diverting means to divert the note from the passageway to the recovery path when receives the detection signal from the optical sensor indicating that the note is not genuine.
10. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
wherein said transfer device comprises an extraction motor and a transport motor both controlled by said electronic controller;
said extraction motor provides said extraction drive means with a drive force, and said transport motor provides said conveyer means with a drive force when said note is extracted from the chamber of the cassette.
11. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said transfer device comprises an entry detecting sensor for detecting a leading edge of the note extracted from the cassette to the passageway to produce a detection signal;
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said electronic controller ceases operation of said extraction motor when receives the detection signal from said entry detecting sensor.
12. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said transfer device comprises an outlet sensor for detecting existence of the note which partially extends outward from the passageway through the outlet to produce a detection signal;
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said electronic controller ceases operation of said transport motor when receives the detection signal from said outlet sensor.
13. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
wherein said transfer device comprises a post-validation sensor for detecting a leading edge of the note to produce a detection signal;
said electronic controller operates said diverting means to divert the note from the passageway to the recovery path when receives the detection signal from the post-validation sensor and decides that the note is unacceptable in view of the outputs from the sensor means.
14. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said electronic controller operates said actuator to rotate said lever to the recovery position when said electronic controller judges that the note is unacceptable in view of said optical sensor and also receives the detection signal from said post-validation sensor.
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15. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
said cassette comprising a casing; a lid pivotally mounted on said casing to cover said chamber and a storage area; and a lock means for securing said cassette to said frame and for securing said lid to said casing.
16. The note holding and dispensing device of , wherein said lid comprises a delivery slot through which said notes are intermittently delivered from said cassette to the passageway; and
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a recovery slot through which the unacceptable note is retired from the passageway to the storage area.
17. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
said cassette further including a sealing device which comprises a metallic plate movable in parallel relation to a lid between a shut position for covering delivery and recovery slots and a release position for opening said delivery and recovery slots; a closure spring for resiliently urging said metallic plate toward the shut position; and an operative member for moving said metallic plate to the release position against elastic force of the closure spring at the same time said cassette is secured to said frame by operation of said lock means.
18. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
wherein said note holding and dispensing device is removably attached to a host machine;
said transfer device is controlled by said host machine and forwards inner information of the transfer device to said host machine.
19. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway;
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device; and
a chassis for enveloping said frame, said note holding and dispensing device is detachably attached to a host machine together with said chassis.
20. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
wherein a pin of a support is engaged with a latch provided on the bottom of said chamber of the cassette when said notes are filled in said chamber;
said latch is connected with a sliding plate which extends toward a rear surface of a casing;
when said cassette is positioned in said frame, said sliding plate is brought into contact to a protrusion of said frame so that said sliding plate serves to release engagement of the latch and pin, thereby causing the uppermost note to come into contact to rollers.
21. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
wherein said conveyer means comprises a drive roller and a tension roller provided adjacent to said outlet in opposite relation to each other;
when the rear end of said note is sandwiched between said drive and tension rollers after the note passes a post-validation sensor, said electronic controller ceases operation of a transport motor to stop movement of the note.
22. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
said frame further comprising an installation detection switch for detecting said cassette in said cavity to produce a detection signal to said electronic controller.
23. A note holding and dispensing device with a note cassette comprising:
a frame formed with a cavity;
a cassette removably positioned in said cavity of said frame, said cassette having a chamber for receiving a plurality of notes and an extracting device for discharging the notes in the chamber;
a transfer device comprising an extraction drive means and a conveyer means provided in said frame, said extraction drive means operating said extracting device in said cassette to fetch the notes from said cassette, said conveyer means transporting the notes received from said cassette to an outlet through a passageway; and
an electronic controller for controlling operation of said extraction drive means and conveyer means of said transfer device;
wherein said cassette further comprises an empty detection sensor for detecting reduction of the notes in said chamber to produce a detection signal;
said electronic controller operates a warning system when receives the detection signal from the empty detection sensor.
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