Abstract: A bill validation device includes a main body having a bill validation part for validating a bill inserted through a bill insertion opening and a bill conveyance mechanism for conveying a bill, and a bill holder attached to the main body for holding a bill determined as valid by the bill validation part. The main body has a data recording medium insertion opening to which a card-shaped data recording medium is inserted and includes a data recording medium processor which performs at least one of writing and reading of data to/from the data recording medium.

Abstract: An IC card according to the present invention is configured to be communicable with a card reader by receiving a high-frequency signal transmitted from the card reader through an antenna unit provided on an IC card body, rectifying the high-frequency signal to generate an operating voltage, and demodulating a modulating signal superimposed on the high-frequency signal. The antenna unit is composed of paired electrostatic coupling antennas spaced from each other. The paired electrostatic coupling antennas include metallic thin films arranged on a front surface of the IC card body separately from each other; and metallic thin films arranged on a back surface of the IC card body separately from each other. The metallic thin films are opposed to each other and connected to each other to form one of the paired electrostatic coupling antennas. The metallic thin films are opposed to each other and connected to each other to form the other of the paired electrostatic coupling antennas.

Abstract: Herein disclosed is a discrimination machine for optically sensing a specific object having a surface formed with a planar structure to discriminate the specific object while scanning the planar structure along the surface of the specific object, comprising: a discrimination sensor including a plurality of optical devices provided to be capable of receiving a light generated from the planar structure of the specific object, the optical devices being disposed at a predetermined interval in a transverse direction perpendicular to a scanning direction in which the specific object is scanned to ensure a sufficiently wide sensing area for the specific object; deviation detecting means for detecting a deviation of the planar structure deviated to the surface of the specific object based on electrical signals outputted from the respective optical devices receiving the light generated from the planar structure of the specific object while the discrimination sensor is scanning the planar structure along the surface of

Abstract: In a money validating machine, the reliability deterioration associated with failure is prevented while making the device higher-performed. This money validating machine has a money validation unit for validating money provided from outside; and a detachable money storage unit for storing the money that has been determined as valid by the money validation unit, wherein when the money validation unit is electrically connected to the money storage unit, the money validation unit supplies both electric power and a money information signal representing information on the money to be stored in the money storage unit to the money storage unit via two power-signal connections.

Abstract: A connecting/holding machine 30 of a cash container according to the present invention holds a cash container 15 having a bottom portion 15a and a back face side portion 15d and provided with first terminal portions 22 and 23 and a fitting-in hole 47 in its back face side portion 15d. This connecting/holding machine 30 includes a holding base 70 in which a mounting portion 40 capable of mounting the cash container 15 and a back face portion 42 standting from the mounting portion 40 are constituted in conformity with an external shape of the cash container 15. The back face portion 42 includes second terminal portions 37 and 38 capable of being connected to the first terminal portions 22 and 23 at positions corresponding to the first terminal portions 22 and 23. The back face portion 42 also includes an engaging protrusion 45 capable of fitting in the fitting-in hole 47 at a position corresponding to the fitting-in hole 47.

Abstract: A recording medium dispensing machine according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a main body having a carry in/out opening through which a recording medium to record predetermined information thereon is carried in/out. Inside the main body is provided a storage device to store a plurality of recording media in a stacked manner. The recording medium dispensing machine is further provided with a carrying device that carries the recording medium back and forth between the storage device and the carry in/out opening, and a storage/feeding device which causes a recording medium stored in the storage device to separate or protrude from/into a carry path formed by the carrying device, and whereby causes the recording medium carried by the carrying device to be stored in the storage device, while causing the recording medium stored in the storage device to be fed from the storage device by the carrying device.

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: In the bill handling apparatus 100, there are provided the bill validating unit 10 which judges whether the bill received from outside is valid or not, the stacker 1 which is detachable with the main unit 2 and receives the bill judged as valid by the bill validating unit 10, the bill feed unit 30 which feeds the bill from the bill validating unit 10 in the length direction of the bill and the bill guide part 4 which temporarily holds the bill discharged from the bill feed unit 30. When the force P is exerted to the press force receiving plate 43, the push-in late 40 is contacted to the bill by the parallel crank mechanism 4P, thereby the bill is moved toward the bill support plate 50, thereafter the bill is stacked in the bill piling part 5 between the partition walls 4A, 4B and the bill support plate 50.