Abstract: A bill processing apparatus comprising: movable pieces that are movable toward a center of a bill traveling route through which a bill is conveyed by a driving source, and regulate side edges of the bill to be conveyed so as to make the bill aligned in parallel with a conveyance direction, and a control device that controls driving of the driving source is provided. Here, the control means drives the driving source to move the movable pieces toward the center of the bill traveling route from a position at which the movable pieces touch the side edges of the bill after the bill passes the movable pieces.

Abstract: A paper sheet processing apparatus including: an insertion slot into which a paper sheet is inserted, a paper sheet conveyance mechanism for conveying the paper sheet inserted into the insertion slot, a paper sheet traveling route through which the paper sheet is conveyed, a sensor for detecting the paper sheet existence in the paper sheet traveling route, a pair of contact members for holding the paper sheet, a driving source for moving one of the pair of contact members toward the other, and a control device for controlling driving of the driving source. Either of the pair of contact members is driven to convey the paper sheet. The control device controls the driving force to move either of the pair of contact members such that the pair of contact members are kept apart before the paper sheet is inserted and that the pair of contact members become closer to each other.

Abstract: A sheet identifying device comprising a light-receiving section (26) for reading each pixel on a sheet which involves color information including a brightness, has a predetermined size, and is handled as one unit, a RAM (114) for storing image data constructed of read pixels, a pixel data increasing/decreasing section (116a) for increasing/decreasing the number of pixels of the image data, and a judging section for judging authentication of the sheet on the basis of the increased/decreased image data.

Abstract: A bill handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a bill insertion slot into which a bill is inserted, a bill feeding mechanism for feeding the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a sensor for reading the fed bill, and a bill identifying section for identifying authentication of the bill read by the sensor, a sensor board on which the sensor is installed, and a control board for controlling each operation of the bill feeding mechanism, the sensor and the bill identifying section. The bill handling apparatus further has a first connector installed on the sensor board, and a second connector installed on the control board, and the first connector and the second connector are fitted with each other for electrical continuity.

Abstract: A bill handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a bill insertion slot into which a bill is inserted, a bill feeding mechanism for feeding the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot in the insertion direction, a bill reading section for reading the bill fed by the bill feeding mechanism, and a control section for controlling a bill feeding speed by the bill feeding mechanism in a plurality of kinds of speeds.

Abstract: A paper sheet processing apparatus including: an insertion slot into which a paper sheet is inserted, a paper sheet conveyance mechanism for conveying the paper sheet inserted into the insertion slot, a paper sheet traveling route through which the paper sheet is conveyed, a sensor for detecting the paper sheet existence in the paper sheet traveling route, a pair of contact members for holding the paper sheet, a driving source for moving one of the pair of contact members toward the other, and a control device for controlling driving of the driving source. Either of the pair of contact members is driven to convey the paper sheet. The control device controls the driving force to move either of the pair of contact members such that the pair of contact members are kept apart before the paper sheet is inserted and that the pair of contact members become closer to each other.

Abstract: A bill processing apparatus comprises a bill housing part capable of housing a bill therein and a bill conveyance mechanism that conveys the bill to the bill housing part. And in the bill processing apparatus, the bill housing part comprises a receiving port that accepts the bill conveyed by the bill conveyance mechanism and conveyor members which are capable of contacting the bill conveyed-in from the receiving port, and are driven along a conveying-in direction.

Abstract: A method and apparatus authenticating a bill. The method irradiates infrared light having a predetermined wavelength onto a print area of a genuine bill from a light emitting unit, stores transmitted light data of light transmitted through the genuine bill as reference data, irradiates infrared light having the predetermined wavelength onto a print area of the bill to be authenticated from the light emitting unit, and compares transmitted light data of infrared light transmitted through the bill with the reference data. The method further determines in advance a region different in visibility under visible light and under infrared light as a specific region in a print area of the bill, applies a predetermined weighting to the transmitted light data of light in the specific regions of the bill to be authenticated and the genuine bill, and compares the weighted data with each other. Based on comparison results the bill is authenticated.

Abstract: A bill processing apparatus comprising: movable pieces that are movable toward a center of a bill traveling route through which a bill is conveyed by a driving source, and regulate side edges of the bill to be conveyed so as to make the bill aligned in parallel with a conveyance direction, and a control device that controls driving of the driving source is provided. Here, the control means drives the driving source to move the movable pieces toward the center of the bill traveling route from a position at which the movable pieces touch the side edges of the bill after the bill passes the movable pieces.

Abstract: In the motor stop control device according to the embodiment, a main CPU is provided which executes any one of reel stop control process 1 and the reel stop control process 2 when the stop instruction of a stepping motor occurs. In the reel stop control process 1, the main CPU changes a drive power source A, which is applied to the stepping motor rotating at the constant speed, to the drive power source B2, the voltage value of which is lower that that of the drive power source A, and executes the stop control of the stepping motor by the 2-phase excitation. In the reel stop control process 2, the main CPU changes the drive power source A, which is applied to the stepping motor rotating at the constant speed, to the drive power source B1,the voltage value of which is between the voltage values of the drive power source A and the drive power source B2, and executes the stop control of the stepping motor by the 2-phase excitation.

Abstract: A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a plurality of pixels read by the light-receiving portion, a pixel data increasing/decreasing processing section that increases/decreases the number of pixels of the image data, and card identifying means for identifying authentication of the card based on the image data increased/decreased by the pixel data increasing/decreasing processing section.

Abstract: A card identifying apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a light-receiving portion that reads a card on a pixel basis of a predetermined area as a unit including color information having brightness, RAM that stores image data comprised of a plurality of pixels read by the light-receiving portion, an image data thinning processing section that makes the number of read pixels lower in another direction than in one direction to vary the number of pixels of the image data when the reading means reads the card, and an judgment processing section that identifies authentication of the card based on the image data varied by the image data thinning processing section.

Abstract: A bill handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a bill insertion slot into which a bill is inserted, a bill feeding mechanism for feeding the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot, a sensor for reading the fed bill, and a bill identifying section for identifying authentication of the bill read by the sensor, a sensor board on which the sensor is installed, and a control board for controlling each operation of the bill feeding mechanism, the sensor and the bill identifying section. The bill handling apparatus further has a first connector installed on the sensor board, and a second connector installed on the control board, and the first connector and the second connector are fitted with each other for electrical continuity.

Abstract: A bill handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a frame provided with a bill feeding path in which a bill is fed and with side wall portions provided in the width direction of the bill feeding path, a bill reading section installed in the frame to read a fed bill, and a bill identifying section for identifying authentication of the bill read by the bill reading section. The bill reading section is provided with a light guide member to which light is input from a light-emitting device as a light-emitting portion that applies the light to the fed bill, and the light guide member is installed to enter inside the side wall portions.

Abstract: A bill handling apparatus according to one embodiment of the invention has a bill insertion slot into which a bill is inserted, a bill feeding mechanism for feeding the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot in the insertion direction, a bill reading section for reading the bill fed by the bill feeding mechanism, and a control section for controlling a bill feeding speed by the bill feeding mechanism in a plurality of kinds of speeds.

Abstract: A gaming machine of the present invention incorporates a game medium processing device comprising: a driving motor; a first rotating roller and a second rotating roller which are installed at a predetermined interval and rotationally driven by the driving motor so as to guide a game medium inserted into an insertion slot respectively to an insertion side and an ejection side; and a power transmission mechanism for transmitting rotation driving force of the driving motor to the first rotating roller and the second rotating roller. Herein, the power transmission mechanism is provided with idling means for making the driving motor idle upon application of load over a predetermined value to the driving motor.

Abstract: It is disclosed the motor stop control device having the stepping motor 49 as the drive source of the reel 3 on which a plurality of symbols are formed, the motor stop control device being utilized in the reel-type gaming machine 1 and stopping the stepping motor 49 corresponding to the stop instruction from an external. When the stop instruction of the stepping motor 49 occurs based on the instruction from an external, the main CPU 31 drops the voltage value added to the stepping motor which is rotating at the constant speed to the voltage value lower than such voltage value and executes the stop process of the stepping motor 49 by 2-phase excitation.

Abstract: The coin payout device 1 according to the present invention is constructed from: the payout unit 20 paying out coins one by one, the payout unit 20 comprising the rotation plate 26 in which a plurality of coin openings 26b are formed along the circumference thereof, the drive motor 22 for driving the rotation plate 26 and the connector 30 for supplying electric power to the drive motor 22; the bucket 10 for storing coins; and the base 50 to which the payout unit 20 and the bucket 10 are detachably arranged. Here, the drive motor 22, which is arranged in the payout unit 20 through the latch mechanism, is prevented from dropping since the resilient deformable members 40, 40 constructing the latch mechanism are limited so as not to spread by the limit members 53 formed on the inner side walls of the recess portion 51 in the base 50 when the payout unit 20 is assembled to the base 50.

Abstract: The gaming machine according to the present invention has the reels 3L, 3C, 3R on each of which a plurality of symbols are formed, the stepping motors 59L, 59C, 59R for rotating and stopping the reels, the stop buttons 11L, 11C, 11r for stopping rotation of the reels 3L, 3C, 3R and the microcomputer 40 and the motor drive circuit 49 for controlling rotation and stop of the stepping motors. And both the microcomputer 40 and the motor drive circuit 49 divides the step angle per one step in the stepping motors into a plurality of small step angles, thereby both the microcomputer 40 and the motor drive circuit 49 conducts the step control for the stepping motors based on the divided step angles.

Abstract: In the motor stop control device utilizable for the reel-type gaming machine 1, there are provided the stepping motor 70 having two pairs of excitation phases for rotating the reel 3 on the outer periphery of which a plurality of symbols are formed, the speed reduction mechanism 700 for transmitting rotation of the stepping motor 70 to the rotation shaft of the reel 3 with a predetermined speed reduction ratio and the main CPU 40 for conducting speed reduction treatment to reduce rotation speed of the stepping motor 70 and excitation treatment by 2-phase excitation against the stepping motor 70 when the motor stop command occurs.