Abstract: An electrical circuit arrangement for use in a coin counting device is provided. The arrangement is provided with an abnormality detection circuit for generating an alarm signal when any of the optical sensing member of the coin counting device is hindered from operating normally due to adhesion of dust or other causes. The abnormality detection circuit includes a NAND gate, a NOR gate, an OR gate, a counter and an SR-type flip-flop. The first and second detection signal generated from the optical sensing members are supplied to the NAND gate and the NOR gate. The OR gate is supplied with the output from the NOR gate and a reset signal from a reset operator section. The counter is supplied with the output from the NAND gate and the output from the OR gate. In normal operation, the counter counts the level "1" and "0" of the binary logical level alternately, thereby to leave a counting section to continue the counting operation.

Abstract: There is provided a paper sheet dispenser of the type from which several different kinds of sheet material are dispensed. The paper sheet dispenser of the invention is provided with a discriminator for comparing the total number of paper sheets to be dispensed with the upper limit number which can be dispensed at one time to develop a branch instruction that the operations be carried out according to a branch program when the former-mentioned number is not less than the upper limit number. According to the branch program, paper sheets are divided into two or more groups in such a manner that paper sheets of any one kind are never divided into two fragmental segments to avoid confusion. On the other hand, when the total number of paper sheets to be dispensed is less than the upper limit number, paper sheets of every designated kind are dispensed collectively at one time. It is possible to instruct that a single kind of paper sheet be dispensed at a time.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a reception control system for use with a paper counting machine, which is intended to prevent the excessive reception of the sheets of paper due to the delay in the reception control timing.

Abstract: A coin accumulator assembly for use in a coin wrapping machine is provided. The coin accumulator assembly comprises a coin accumulator tube, a shutter movably inserted into the coin accumulator tube for supporting coins stacked in the tube until a predetermined number of coins is accumulated and for opening to pass coins for a further treatment when the predetermined number of coins is accumulated in the tube, and a system for stepwisely lowering the shutter during the coin counting and accumulating operation. The system for effecting stepwise lowering of the shutter includes a support member for supporting the shutter and having a threaded hole, a screw shaft thrusting through said threaded hole of the support member, a reversible motor for rotating the screw shaft, and a guide rod to be slidably engaged with the support member for preventing the support member from being rotated but for guiding the same in the downward or upward direction when the screw shaft is rotated.

Abstract: An optical detection device particularly suitable for use in a bank note counting apparatus is provided. By the use of the optical detection device of this invention, the influence of dust or change in power of the light emitting element due to change in temperature or other factors is excluded to maintain the quantity of light received by the light receiving element at a constant level. The control circuit incorporated in the device of this invention includes a comparator for comparing the quantity of light actually received or sensed by the light receiving element with the pre-set value to generate an output signal instructing to stepwisely lower the power of the light emitting element. In actual operation, the power of the light emitting element is firstly raised to the maximum value and then stepwisely lowered to the same value as that pre-set by the operator.

Abstract: A packing paper supply apparatus for use with a coin packing machine which packs several kinds of coins with packing paper supplied from the supply apparatus. This supply apparatus includes a carriage which is accommodated in the machine body and which is charged with several kinds of the packing paper for the kinds of coins to be packed. A corresponding number of stoppers such as pins or recesses are provided in the outer periphery of the carriage and are arranged to correspond to the kinds of the packing paper. Drive means including an electric motor and a power train of belt and pulley type is used to drive the carriage so that it may rotate. An actuating member such as a bail having its extending end provided with a hook or roller is resiliently biased into abutment contact with one of the stoppers and can be brought into and out of engagement with the selected stopper in a manual manner so that the packing paper selected may be held in its supply position.

Abstract: There is provided a stacking cylinder for use in a coin handling machine. The stacking cylinder is provided at the top portion thereof with a guide member for guiding coins in a certain direction so as to prevent coins from interfering with each other and thereby to correctly stack coins in the stacking cylinder. The stacking cylinder is assembled by inserting a resilient metal sheet into a cylindrical recess formed inside of the cylinder body without adhesive.

Abstract: A roll of coin wrapping paper includes streak portions which extend in the width direction of the paper and are arranged at a predetermined pitch in the longitudinal direction of the paper. The streak portions are formed by making such portions thicker than the other portions of the paper. The thicker portion is made by applying printing ink to the paper. Alternatively, the streak portion may be formed by making a series of perforations in the paper.

Abstract: A magnetic detection device for use in a bank note discriminating apparatus is proposed. A magnetic pattern which has been already formed on each bank note by applying the magnetizable printing ink thereon is detected by a magnetic detecting head of the device. The device further includes a conveyer driven at a conveying speed of V.sub.1, and a positioning roller rotated at a circumferential speed of V.sub.2. According to this invention, the speed V.sub.2 is adjusted to be approximately equal to or only slightly higher than the speed V.sub.1. According to another feature of this invention, the detection face of the magnetic head is spaced from the opposing peripheral face of the positioning roller by a gap D which is greater than the thickness T of the bank notes to be handled.

Abstract: An improved coin accumulator assembly is provided, which comprises a main accumulator tube adapted to receive and accumulate therein a pre-set number of coins and a subsidiary accumulator tube disposed upstream of the main accumulator tube and adapted to receive and accumulate temporarily the coins counted during the early stage of counting operation when the main accumulator tube is involved in the coin delivery operation and hence cannot receive any coins. The coins temporarily accumulated in the subsidiary accumulator tube are collectively passed to the main accumulator tube when the latter is released from the coin delivery operation and restored to its normal coin receiving condition.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a counting device for use in a coin sorting and counting apparatus including a coin path for moving coins to be sorted and for guiding the same such that the coins being moved change their courses and leave the coin path in succession at predetermined positions according to the sizes or diameters of the coins. Further included is a coin feeding mechanism for feeding the coin path with the coins one by one. The counting device has a plurality of vibrating elements arranged at the respective positions, where the coins leave the coin path, so that they are vibrated by the coming coins, respectively, when they come into contact. A plurality of vibration sensors are connected with the vibrating elements, respectively, for converting the vibrations of the elements into electric signals. As customary, the calculating means receives the electric signals for separately calculating the numbers and sums of the coins of different sizes.

Abstract: For a coin handling machine, there is provided a coin counting and stopping apparatus wherein coins which are transferred in a coin path are counted one after another and stopped when the number of the counted coins reaches a preset number. The apparatus includes at least one detecter or preferably two detecters disposed in the coin path for detecting the passage of the coins to generate signals. An electric circuit which receives signals generated by one or two detecters performs a counting operation for the number of the coins which have passed by the detecters. A stopper is provided downstream of the detecters. When the number of the counted coins reaches a preset number, the stopper is rotated to stop the subsequent coins.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a coin handling apparatus which is free from having its coin guide passage from being jammed with coins when the supply of any more coins is to be stopped. The coin handling apparatus is of the type including, as customary, a rotary disc, a guide passage, a conveyor belt and a coin stacking cylinder.

Abstract: A number of bank notes are inserted into the bank note entrance unit of a bank note depositing apparatus and are continuously received so that they may be inspected and counted at a high speed. After the counting operation, the bank notes are stored in a temporary storage unit and subsequently in such one of the plural storage portions of a movable safe as is positioned to receive the bank notes from the temporary storage unit. Another standby vacant storage portion of the movable safe is then automatically brought to the same position to receive the bank notes when a predetermined number of the bank notes are stored in the first storage portion.

Abstract: There is provided an improved guide device for use in a coin wrapping machine. The device comprises a main guide plate and a subsidiary guide plate movably mounted on the main guide plate to be moved at the extended position at which the guide edge of the subsidiary guide plate projects in front of the guide edge of the main guide plate to guide the web of wrapping sheet when a coin column of larger diameter is handled in the wrapping machine. The subsidiary guide plate is moved to the retracted position when a coin column of smaller diameter is handled in the coin wrapping machine. The subsidiary guide plate may be urged to take the normally extended position under the action of a spring and may be automatically retracted for service to guide the web of wrapping sheet when a coin column of larger diameter is handled by the provision of abutting members.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a sheet binding apparatus wherein sheets such as bank notes are wound by tape and bound into a bundle of sheets by fusing and cutting the tape. The apparatus is provided with a pair of holding plates, each formed with a notch groove through which the tape is passed. The holding plates which hold the sheets therebetween are horizontally moved to a binding section while a tape is passed through one of the notch groove of one holding plate. At the binding section, a tape push-down member pushes down the tape through the other notch groove of the other holding plate to wind the sheets. The tape push-down member is formed at the lower end thereof with a forked portion for providing a recess. A heating member having a convex surface for engaging with the tape is disposed below the recess of the tape push-down member. The tape is heated and cut off while it is sandwiched between the tape push-down member and the heating member.

Abstract: A paper sheet accumulator assembly for successively underlaying paper sheets in good order at a collection station which has a paddle wheel disposed downstream of a conveyor belt assembly for delivering paper sheets, such as bills of money, to the accumulator assembly. The paddle wheel has a number of overlapping paddles which receive paper sheets on their underside, and which are accumulated and released by an abutting plate. In use as a bank note discharge ports provided on opposite side walls of the frame of the dispenser, allowing a bundle of bank notes to be dispensed from either of the discharge ports as desired.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a discharge side indicator device for use with a cash discharge apparatus. The cash discharge apparatus comprises a bill discharge machine and a coin discharge machine located thereon. The discharge side indicator device includes two pairs of indicator plates of sector shape, one of which is disposed on the bill discharge machine, and the other of which is disposed on the coin discharge machine. The indicator plates are located on the opposite sides of the bill discharge machine and the coin discharge machine so that they may be moved into and out of the body of the machines. A driving mechanism is used to alternately drive the indicator plates, when energized, so that they may be rotated so as to be protruded or retracted from the front face of the money discharge exits. This driving mechanism is electrically controlled by a suitable control system. Thus, an operator is made aware that it is permissible to remove money only from the side at which the indicator plate is retracted.

Abstract: A coin counting system for use with a coin handling apparatus such as a coin counting apparatus, a coin sorting apparatus or a coin wrapping apparatus includes a coin guide for guiding a series of coins to be counted therealong and a belt conveyor for conveying the coins in the guide. A light source is disposed at a downstream portion of the guide. Pre- and post-sensors are juxtaposed to each other upstream and downstream in the coin conveying direction and are arranged to receive the light from the light source and to be included temporarily within the generally triangular space, which is defined by the inner wall of the coin guide and by the facing circumferential portions of the two coins being conveyed adjacent to each other, thereby to generate respective signals.

Abstract: A sensor is positioned adjacent the wrapping rollers of a coin wrapping machine in the passage of the wrapping sheet. The sensor issues a sheet detection signal when the sheet is detected by the sensor. The control device is also provided with sheet feeding rollers for feeding the wrapping sheet along the passage of the wrapping sheet toward the wrapping rollers. The sheet detection signal is used to control the driving of the sheet feeding rollers, and to stop the sheet feeding rollers in response to the sheet detection signal, so as to stop the leading end of the sheet at a position near the sensor. In this way, the wrapping sheet is advanced from a position near the sensor when the wrapping operation is started. When certain conditions associated with the wrapping sheet are detected in the control device, corresponding alarm signals are issued and the coin wrapping machine is stopped.