Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a strip-like light source placed at ends in a width direction of the substrate; and a light guide plate mounted in front of the substrate. A display medium is disposed in front of the light guide plate. The substrate includes a main body and a pair of edge plates that cover the front surface of both ends in the width direction. Light source mounts formed separately to the substrate and the edge plates have a strip-like light source mounted thereupon and are fixed inside the insertion channels. The light guide plate is mounted with both ends inserted inside the insertion channels so that light from the strip-like light source is incident from end surfaces of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a substrate; a strip-like light source placed at ends in a width direction of the substrate; and a light guide plate mounted in front of the substrate. A display medium is disposed in front of the light guide plate. The substrate includes a main body and a pair of edge plates that cover the front surface of both ends in the width direction. Light source mounts formed separately to the substrate and the edge plates have a strip-like light source mounted thereupon and are fixed inside the insertion channels. The light guide plate is mounted with both ends inserted inside the insertion channels so that light from the strip-like light source is incident from end surfaces of the light guide plate.

Abstract: A highly secure bill handling device that can essentially prevent bill removal includes a bill container for storing a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot, an exit through which the bill container projects out of a housing, an openable/closable shutter for closing the exit, a shutter drive module for opening and closing the shutter, a lock member movably supported between a locked position where the shutter is not allowed to open and an unlocked position where the shutter is allowed to open, and a lock member moving module for moving the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position.

Abstract: A discrimination machine optically senses an object having a surface with a planar structure while scanning the planar structure along the surface. The machine includes a discrimination sensor including optical devices detecting light generated from the planar structure. The optical devices are disposed at an interval in a transverse direction, perpendicular to a scanning direction, to ensure a sufficiently wide sensing area for the object. A deviation detector detects deviation of the planar structure from a plane based on electrical signals output from the respective optical devices detecting the light generated by the object while the discrimination sensor is scanning the object. An optical device selector selects an optical device, from among the optical devices, based on the deviation detected. A determination is made as to whether the electrical signal output from the optical device selected is within an allowable margin.

Abstract: In a bill processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, a lock device 400 is mechanically operated in connection with the movement of a loading tray 60 that is moved by a movement device 70. Accordingly, it is possible to drive the lock device 400 as well as the movement device 70 using only a driving source of the movement device 70. Therefore, it is possible to drive the lock device 400 with low power consumption. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a driving source for driving the lock device 400, the number of parts is decreased and the entire apparatus is thus made to be small.

Abstract: A bill handling machine according to one embodiment of the invention is provided with a casing having a bill insertion slot provided on a front face of the casing to enable a bill to be inserted therein; a bill feeding device having a feeding belt wound at opposite ends around at least tension rollers provided on the upstream and downstream sides respectively along the bill insertion direction, and pinch rollers in contact with the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides, to feed the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot along the bill insertion direction. The distance between the pinch rollers in contact with the respective tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides is set to be shorter than the distance between the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides.

Abstract: A validating machine 30 according to the present invention is provided with a validation sensor 2 having a first-side light emitting device 8 and a first-side light receiving device 10 disposed closely to each other and a validation sensor 2? having a second-side light emitting device 8? and a second-side light receiving device 10? disposed closely to each other so that the validation sensor 2 and the validation sensor 2? are disposed opposite to each other on a first side and on a second side of a bill 4. The first-side light emitting device 8 and the second-side light emitting device 8? are controlled so as to emit light at their respective emission timings different from each other.

Abstract: A discrimination machine optically senses an object having a surface with a planar structure while scanning the planar structure along the surface. The machine includes a discrimination sensor including optical devices detecting light generated from the planar structure. The optical devices are disposed at an interval in a transverse direction, perpendicular to a scanning direction, to ensure a sufficiently wide sensing area for the object. A deviation detector detects deviation of the planar structure from a plane based on electrical signals output from the respective optical devices detecting the light generated by the object while the discrimination sensor is scanning the object. An optical device selector selects an optical device, from among the optical devices, based on the deviation detected. A determination is made as to whether the electrical signal output from the optical device selected is within an allowable margin.

Abstract: A discrimination machine optically senses an object having a surface with a planar structure while scanning the planar structure along the surface. The machine includes a discrimination sensor including optical devices detecting light generated from the planar structure. The optical devices are disposed at an interval in a transverse direction, perpendicular to a scanning direction, to ensure a sufficiently wide sensing area for the object. A deviation detector detects deviation of the planar structure from a plane based on electrical signals output from the respective optical devices detecting the light generated by the object while the discrimination sensor is scanning the object. An optical device selector selects an optical device, from among the optical devices, based on the deviation detected. A determination is made as to whether the electrical signal output from the optical device selected is within an allowable margin.

Abstract: There is provided a highly secure bill handling device that can essentially prevent bill removal. The bill handling device according to the invention includes a bill container for storing a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot, an exit through which the bill container projects out of a housing, an openable/closable shutter for closing the exit, a shutter drive module for opening and closing the shutter, a lock member movably supported between a locked position where the shutter is not allowed to open and an unlocked position where the shutter is allowed to open, and a lock member moving module for moving the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position.

Abstract: A bill storage unit has a bill storage portion for storing bills and a bill validator which takes in a bill to validate the bill. A feeding device feeds the bill delivered from the bill validator to the bill storage portion along a feeding path. A correcting device removes a fold in the bill by applying a force stretching the bill, while the bill is being supported and guided along at least part of the feeding path.

Abstract: A bill handling machine according to one embodiment of the invention is provided with a casing having a bill insertion slot provided on a front face of the casing to enable a bill to be inserted therein; a bill feeding device having a feeding belt wound at opposite ends around at least tension rollers provided on the upstream and downstream sides respectively along the bill insertion direction, and pinch rollers in contact with the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides, to feed the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot along the bill insertion direction. The distance between the pinch rollers in contact with the respective tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides is set to be shorter than the distance between the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides.

Abstract: A highly secure bill handling device that can essentially prevent bill removal includes a bill container for storing a bill inserted through a bill insertion slot, an exit through which the bill container projects out of a housing, an openable/closable shutter for closing the exit, a shutter drive module for opening and closing the shutter, a lock member movably supported between a locked position where the shutter is not allowed to open and an unlocked position where the shutter is allowed to open, and a lock member moving module for moving the lock member between the locked position and the unlocked position.

Abstract: A bill handling machine according to one embodiment of the invention is provided with a casing having a bill insertion slot provided on a front face of the casing to enable a bill to be inserted therein; a bill feeding device having a feeding belt wound at opposite ends around at least tension rollers provided on the upstream and downstream sides respectively along the bill insertion direction, and pinch rollers in contact with the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides, to feed the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot along the bill insertion direction. The distance between the pinch rollers in contact with the respective tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides is set to be shorter than the distance between the tension rollers on the upstream and downstream sides.

Abstract: There is provided a bill handling device in which the size of the device can be reduced by disposing various component members in a limited amount of installation space in a space-efficient manner and efficient bill collection is further realized. The bill handling device includes a bill transport mechanism for transporting a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot along the insertion direction and ejecting the bill toward a bill push area located downstream of the bill transport mechanism; a press plate provided on one side of a housing and pressing the bill ejected in the bill push area toward the other side; a stacking tray reciprocally movable along the insertion direction and stacking and storing the bill pressed by the press plate; a stacking tray drive mechanism for reciprocally moving the stacking tray; a shutter mechanism having a shutter, the shutter mechanism opening and closing the shutter through which the front end area of the stacking tray can project.

Abstract: A gaming facility management section 1 is provided with a game medium lending device 20, a management server 5, a first line 120a and a second line 120b and a communication management controller. The game medium lending device 20 includes a data processor unit that manages game medium lend-out data generated following a lend-out of a game medium and game data regarding a game in a gaming machine. The management server 5 includes a data processor unit that stores the various data in memory and manages the above data. The management server 5 is connected to the game medium lending device 20 through networks 100 and 120. The first line 120a and the second line 120b are installed inside the networks 100 and 120 and operate to transmit and receive game medium lend-out data and game data.

Abstract: The attaching/detaching apparatus of an electronic device of this invention comprises; a unit part 3 that is attachable/detachable to/from a frame 100; and an attaching/detaching device 50 that is provided to the frame 100 and the unit part 3 and enables the unit part 3 to be attachable/detachable to/from the frame 100. The attaching/detaching device 50 comprises; an engagement pin 90 disposed at one of the frame 100 and the unit part 3; an engagement member 51 disposed at the other of the frame and the unit part, having a recess 54 engaged to the engagement pin 90; an eccentric cam 64 that is engaged to the engagement member 51 and separates the recess 54 from the engagement pin 90; a driving motor 61 that drives the eccentric cam 64; and a release device 70 that releases power transmission to the eccentric cam 64 from the driving motor 61.

Abstract: The invention comprises a unit part 3 that is attachable/detachable to/from a frame 100; and an engagement device that enables the unit part 3 to be attachable/detachable to/from the frame 100 and comprises; an engagement pin 90 diposed at one of the frame 100 and the unit part 3; and an engagement member 51 disposed at the other of the frame and the unit part, having a recess engaged with the engagement pin 90. The engagement member 51 is pivotably supported and, when the recess 54 is pivoted to separate from the engagement pin 90, moves the unit part 3 in a direction of separating from the frame 100 by the pivoting.

Abstract: It is an object to provide a bill handling device, the control of the entire device of which is simplified. The bill handling device comprises: a bill validator including a bill sensor for discriminating the validity of a bill inserted into a bill insertion slot and further including a bill conveyor for conveying the bill to a predetermined position and sending the bill, which has been discriminated to be invalid by the bill sensor, back to the bill insertion slot; and a bill accommodating unit including a bill accommodating section for accommodating a bill, further including a bill detector for detecting the bill which has been sent out, furthermore including a conveyance roller for conveying the bill to the bill accommodating section side independently from the bill conveyor by a conveyance force weaker than the conveyance force of conveying the bill by the bill conveyor while the bill detector is detecting the bill.

Abstract: In a bill processing apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the invention, a lock device 400 is mechanically operated in connection with the movement of a loading tray 60 that is moved by a movement device 70. Accordingly, it is possible to drive the lock device 400 as well as the movement device 70 using only a driving source of the movement device 70. Therefore, it is possible to drive the lock device 400 with low power consumption. In addition, since it is not necessary to provide a driving source for driving the lock device 400, the number of parts is decreased and the entire apparatus is thus made to be small.