451results about "Paper-money handling devices" patented technology

In a method of forming a semiconductor device having an improved channel layer, the channel layer is formed on a surface of a semiconductor substrate and comprises a material of high carrier mobility such as silicon germanium (SiGe), germanium (Ge) and silicon carbide (SiC) using a selective epitaxial growth process. A gate insulation layer and a gate electrode are formed on the channel layer. Accordingly, a driving current of the semiconductor device increases to thereby improve operation characteristics.

The invention provides a bill receiving and paying apparatus which has a function capable of replenishing and retracting the bill in correspondence to a lot of money kinds, secures the bill capacity without enlarging the apparatus, and has an improved maintenance characteristic and an improved operability. A recycle cassette per a money kind and a reject cassette are arranged in parallel in a depth direction as seen from a front face of a bill receiving and paying apparatus, a replenishment / retract cassette is arranged in a vertically laminated direction with respect to the recycle cassette and the reject cassette, the reject cassette is arranged in a front face side or a rear face side of the recycle cassette in correspondence to an operation and maintenance aspect of the apparatus. Further, a bill carrying path arranged in a front side of the replenishment / retract cassette is structured such as to be freely opened and closed, thereby being detachable from the front face side of the replenishment / retract cassette. Further, the bill receiving portion structured by the replenishment / retract cassette and the reject cassette, and the carrying path which may be freely opened and closed, are connected by one two-way carrying path.

To provide a circulating type bank note depositing and dispensing machine 11, with which the progressing state of a depositing process and a dispensing process are made visible from a customer side, capable of quickening temporary storage of deposited bank notes and quickening and facilitating the return of the temporarily stored bank notes when the depositing is not approved. The bank note depositing port 23 and bank note dispensing port 22 are, respectively, disposed on the upper side of the machine body 14, and it becomes possible for a customer to observe or check the progressing state of a depositing process or a dispensing process. The temporary storage portion 35 of deposited bank notes is disposed in the front side area of the machine body 14, and the deposited bank notes are collectively and temporarily stored in the temporary storage portion 35 of deposited bank notes, wherein temporary storage of deposited bank notes is quickened. When the depositing is not approved, the front side door 36 of the temporary storage portion 35 is opened, the temporarily stored bank notes are collectively taken out from the front side of the machine body 14, and the return of the temporarily stored bank notes is quickened and facilitated.

Provided are a printing system and printing method, which enable a host to set a security function in a document and then to transmit the document to a printer and enable the printer to print only a document whose security function is cancelled. The printing system comprises a host, which encrypts data that is to be printed by using encryption keys when a print command is received; a movable storage medium, which is connected to the host and stores the encryption keys; and a printer, which is connected to the movable storage medium, decrypts the encrypted data transmitted from the host by using the encryption keys stored in the movable storage medium, and then prints the decrypted data.

Disclosed are a rotor for generating vortex water flow that creates shear intensity for removing solid material adhered to the separation membranes during the processing of water containing pollutant material, and a filtering apparatus employing the same. The rotor consists of a first rotor having first blades and a second rotor having second blades. The first and the second blades are extended in a radial direction from a rotational axis thereof, and are disposed at positions different from each other in the rotational axis direction. The first blades and the second blades have widths different from each other in a circumferential direction around the rotational axis, or disposed at positions different from each other in a circumferential direction. Protrusions can be attached on outer surfaces of the first blades and / or second blades. The pollutant material adhered to the separation membrane can be removed effectively since various types of vortex water flow are generated over wide range, and the energy loss of the filtering apparatus is reduced.

A lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to provide a beam of radiation, a first support structure configured to support a patterning device, a second support that includes a substrate holder for holding a substrate, a projection system configured to project the patterned beam of radiation onto the substrate, and a servo unit configured to position the substrate holder. The apparatus further includes a sensor unit configured to determine a distance of at least one location point on the surface of the substrate relative to a reference plane, a memory unit configured to store surface information of the substrate based on respective distances of corresponding location points on the substrate surface, and a calculating unit configured to determine a feed-forward set-point signal based on the stored surface information, such that the feed-forward set-point signal is forwardly fed to the servo unit in order to position the substrate holder.

Connection pads and alignment marks are formed on a long metal thin plate that is carried in a longitudinal direction, and then an insulating layer for covering the connection pads is formed. Then, via holes, which are aligned and arranged on the connection pads by utilizing the alignment marks, are formed in portions of the insulating layer. Then, n-layered (n is an integer of 1 or more) wiring layers connected to the connection pads via the via holes are formed, and the connection pads and the insulating layer are exposed by removing the metal thin plate.

The invention discloses an automatic coin clearing-finishing machine, comprising a coil classification device and a banknote arrangement device; the banknote classification device comprises a wind force separation cabin, a blower fan and a tunnel; the first end of the wind force separation cabin is provided with a wind inlet; the second end is provided with an outlet; the top of the wind force separation cabin is provided with a material inlet; a coin inlet and a note ball inlet are arranged on the bottom at interval; the banknote finishing device comprises a perforating conveyor belt, a leveling assembly and an orientation chute; the input end of the perforating conveyor belt is connected to the outlet of the wind force separation cabinet; the two sides of the perforating hole are provided with sealing plates; the sealing plate is provided with an exhausting port; the leveling assembly is arranged above the perforating conveyor belt for leveling the napkin on the surface of the belt; and the orientation chute is arranged on the output end of the perforating conveyor belt. The invention performs mechanical classification and management, greatly reduces the labor intensity of manually processing the coins, and is applicable to the bus company, the bank and commerce and trade. Besides, the invention is small in volume, simple in structure and easy in usage.

A paper sheet storage and payout device, which, by winding and unwinding tape between a first take-up drum on which the tape is wound from one end, and a second take-up drum on which the tape is wound from the other end, with paper sheets placed thereupon, stores and pays out paper sheets. A separation mechanism is provided on the payout side of the tape from the second take-up drum, and during payout separates the paper sheets from the wrapping peripheral region of the tape wrapped around the second take-up drum. This separation mechanism is provided with a separation member which separates paper sheets from the wrapping peripheral region, and a sliding portion which holds the separation member, and which slides so as to track the amount of tape wrapped around the second take-up drum by bring into contact with the wrapping peripheral region a guide roller.

The invention aims to provide a paper money processing device which is enabled to reliably store the interaction between a customer and the paper money during a transaction and make the stored data occupy less capacity. The invention further provides a paper money processing system, a paper money information management server, a paper money information management program and paper money processing method. The automatic cash transaction device (100) comprises a paper money reading part (160) treating the processed paper money in a transaction as an identifying object and obtaining the identifying information about the identifying object; a paper money judging part (163) for determining the storing information category of the above-mentioned identified object based on the identifying result of the paper money reading part (160); a feeding control part (200) making the information related with the identified object and belonging to the information category determined by the paper money judging part (163) as the storage information of the identified object and storing the information in a feeding storage part (206).

In a processor for performing image signal processing including gamma correction processing for performing nonlinear conversion, S / N deterioration in the increase of a gain such as AGC, etc. is restrained and a dynamic range is secured. Plural converting characteristic functions 90, 92, 94 used in a gamma correcting circuit are stored to the processor in advance. When both an exposure time E and a gain G are small, a characteristic setting circuit sets standard characteristics 90 to the gamma correcting circuit. When the exposure time E is large and the gain G is small, the characteristic setting circuit switches the converting characteristics to correcting characteristics 92 for setting an inclination to be small at a low signal level and restrains the amplification of a noise level at the low signal level. When the gain G is large, the characteristic setting circuit switches the converting characteristics to correcting characteristics 94 having a gentle inclination in a range wider than that of the correcting characteristics 92, and restrains that the noise level increased in proportion to the gain G is amplified by a gradation correction in the gamma correcting circuit.

The invention provides a paper money processor. When a bill collection part deliveries fold bill, the paper money processor can immediately and reliably detect the fold bill. When the bill (23) of bending part (23a) with high possibility of blocking bill on the bill deliverying path is sent from bill collection part (1), the one side of left and right of the bending part (23a) of bill (23) strikes the end face (21b) of downstream at the bill delivery direction of drop-in part (21) to make the bill (23) obliquely circulate and a sensor (22) arranged at the downstream of drop-in part (21) detects the obliquely circulation, or monitors and detects the arrival time to the sensor (22).

The invention provides an automatic cash transaction apparatus, wherein paper-like articles are prevented from being poured into the apparatus and are regularly arranged to be accommodated. Therefore, foreign matters and the like will not block the cash inlet / outlet of the apparatus. The automatic cash transaction apparatus comprises a banknote discharge port used for users to take out banknotes; an accommodation space used for accommodating banknotes sheet by sheet; a guding member used for guiding banknotes; and sidewalls used for forming the accommodation space.

An object is to provide an image detector for bank notes which enables the cost to be lowered. Accordingly this has: a light emitting device 31 (31X) which is arranged facing an image detection sensor 24 (24X), and which irradiates light of a plurality of different wavelengths ranges towards a bank note on a bank note transportation path 12, and detects light of the light which has transmitted through the bank note with an image detection sensor 24 (24X); a light emitting device 27 (27X) which is provided on the same side as the image detection sensor 24 (24X), which irradiates light of a plurality of different wavelengths ranges towards a bank note S, and detects light of the light which is reflected from the bank note with the image detection sensor 24 (24X); an image detection sensor 24 (24Y) provided on the opposite side to the image detection sensor 24 (24X); and a third light emitting device 27 (27Y) provided on the same side as the second image detection sensor 24 (24Y), which irradiates light of a plurality of different wavelength ranges towards the bank note S, and detects light of the light which is reflected from the bank note S with the image detection image detection sensor 24 (24Y).

The present invention discloses a lithographic apparatus a lithographic apparatus with an improved focus control system. The lithographic apparatus includes an illumination system configured to provide a beam of radiation, a first support structure configured to support a patterning device that imparts the beam of radiation with a desired pattern in its cross-section, a second support structure that includes a substrate holder for holding a substrate, a projection system configured to project the patterned beam of radiation onto a target portion on a surface of the substrate, and a servo unit configured to position the substrate holder. The apparatus further includes a sensor unit configured to determine a distance of at least one location point on the surface of the substrate relative to a reference plane, a memory unit configured to store surface information of the substrate based on respective distances of corresponding the at least one location point on the substrate surface, and a calculating unit configured to determine a feed-forward set-point signal based on the stored surface information, such that the feed-forward set-point signal is forwardly fed to the servo unit in order to position the substrate holder.

Disclosed is a cassette for a currency note dispensing machine, in which the cassette is slidably mounted to easily fill with currency note, can receive various kinds of currency note by adjusting a currency note guide, and prevent wrong mounting of a push plate to smoothly pay the currency note. The cassette includes a cassette housing formed in a box shape with an upper surface opened, in which currency note vertically stands up and stacks, slidably mounted to a main frame of the currency note dispensing machine, and having a groove for establishing sheet separating means at one side of a rear plate so that currency note contacts with the sheet separating means after one edge of the currency note is supported, and a push plate supporting the currency note stacked between a front plate of the cassette housing and the rear plate and coupled to a resilient member to press the currency note toward the rear plate of the cassette housing.

It is intended to make possible informing, at the time of maintenance for regular inspection or the like, personnel in charge of any part where a trouble is predictable to enable them to perform inspection or maintenance before the trouble occurs and thereby to reduce the duration the failure of the apparatus. A bill handling apparatus 1 is provided with a conveyance path 10 for conveying bills among a deposit / withdrawal unit 9, bill boxes 3-6, a rejected bill box 7 and a temporary stocking box 8, wherein sensors 31-46 for detecting passage of the bills are arranged on the conveyance path 10, and there are further provided a conveyance monitoring / control unit 213 for monitoring a conveyance status of the bills in each of sensor sections on the conveyance path on the basis of front end passage times and rear end passage times of the bills at the sensors and a display device for perceivably outputting a result of monitoring by the conveyance monitoring / control unit 213.

The present invention provides a paper sheet handling device, capable of collecting paper money with high precision and implementing miniaturisation and low cost, even though the sizes of the paper money of different values are different and the paper money are folded and disrepaired differently. The paper sheet handling device with a temporary safe custody vault (4) for overlappingly accepting paper money is provided with a collecting and separating mechanism (800) for collecting paper money in the temporary safe custody vault and discharging the separated paper money from the temporary safecustody vault; a separating and collecting guiding device (805) for guiding the paper money to the collecting and separating mechanism (800) for separating the paper money; a face outward deformationendowing mechanism (815) having a face outward deformation endowing member (815a) contacting with the collected paper money to make the paper money to be deformed outward; and a linking bar linkage (830) for linking the separating and collecting guiding device and the face outward deformation endowing member.

The invention provides a cash deposite machine capable of individually collecting the put-inside cash and the push-inside but rejected cash, comprising a paper roller for guiding the cash collected on a support plate; a cash guide piece with a first window portion and arranged at the paper roller side in movable way; a spring portion for applying force towards the direction of the cash guide piece for the paper roller; and a first cash pressing device opposite to the cash guide piece in a movable way; and a second cash pressing device at the opposite side of the cash roller in an interval with the first cash pressing device in a movable way; a rejection collection roller portion for collecting the put-inside but rejected cash between the first and second cash pressing devices. When the put-inside cash is guided out, the cash is clamped between the cash guide piece and the first cash pressing device and the put-inside cash is pressed by the perimeter of the paper roller projecting from the first window portion. When the put-inside but rejected cash is forget to be taken, the cash is clamped between the first and the second cash pressing devices and the put-inside but rejected cash is pressed by the perimeter of the paper roller projecting from the first and second window portions.

Disclosed herein are an apparatus for receiving and dispensing bills and a method for receiving and dispensing bills using the apparatus. The apparatus includes: a bill receiving or dispensing port which is provided in an ATM to receive or dispense bills; a carriage unit which clamps the bills received into the port or clamps the bills to be dispensed and transfers the bills to the port; a separation and piling unit which has a separation space in which the received bills wait for being separated individually from each other sheet-by-sheet, and a piling space in which the bills to be dispensed are piled; a carriage transfer unit which moves the carriage unit along a trajectory between the bill receiving or dispensing port and the separation and piling unit; and a controller which controls operation of the carriage unit, the separation and piling unit and the carriage transfer unit.

The present invention provides a banknote processor and a window transaction system using the same, used to accept returned banknotes in the banknote processor even though the banknote is true, and a device for managing banknotes by using the banknote processor uniformly. The banknote processor (10) receives information of executing forcedly a saving transaction from a window terminal (1), when the banknote is putted in by a window operator and the face amount is identified by an identification part (15) according to a shape of the banknote, the banknote is collected in a collection part (18) transitorily, and a quantity of the banknotes of each face amount is calculated, then the quantities of the banknotes are transmitted to the window terminal (1). When receiving a banknote accepting indication from the window terminal (10), the banknotes collected in the collection part (16) transitorily are transmitted to a banknote acceptance part (18) of all face amounts and the banknotes are accepted according to the face amount.

The provides a two money kinds recycle box provided with a plurality of paper money accumulating portions and storing and feeding the paper money at one position, thereby simplifying a carrier path structure of a whole of a paper money inputting and outputting machine provided with the two money kinds recycle box, and corresponding to a lot of money kinds with a compact structure. The two money kinds recycle box is provided with an output and input port outputting and inputting the paper money with respect to an external portion, a plurality of paper money accumulating portions storing the paper money, a pickup roller provided at one position of each of the paper money accumulating portions and carrying out an accumulating motion of the paper sheets onto the paper money accumulating portions and a feeding motion of the paper sheets from the accumulating portions, and a two-way carrier path carrying the paper sheets in a two-way direction between the one output and input port and a plurality of pickup rollers.

One test board for executing a test is provided for each of a plurality of DUTs (Devices-Under-Test) such as semiconductor integrated circuits, a multi test board controller for managing these test boards is provided, and a plurality of test boards managed by each multi test board controller are operated in parallel to simultaneously perform independent tests on the respective DUTs.

The invention discloses a banknote discrimination apparatus, which can discriminate banknotes according to detection signals obtained by sensors arranged on a transport path from a banknote transported on the transport path. The banknote discrimination apparatus comprises a plurality of different magnetic sensors (102, 104) for detecting the magnetic characteristic of the banknote and a plurality of optical sensors (101, 103) for optically detecting the banknote, which are alternately arranged on the transport path.

An object of the invention is to provide a bill handling machine in which a machine main body is made compact by moving a plate as occasion demands so as to adjust a space facing to a money input and output port, and a temporary storage portion temporarily storing a bill in a money input account is arranged near a first accommodating portion for the input bill sectionalized by the plate, in the bill handling machine.

An object is to provide an image detector for bank notes which enables the cost to be lowered. Accordingly this has: a light emitting device 31 (31X) which is arranged facing an image detection sensor 24 (24X), and which irradiates light of a plurality of different wavelengths ranges towards a bank note on a bank note transportation path 12, and detects light of the light which has transmitted through the bank note with an image detection sensor 24 (24X); a light emitting device 27 (27X) which is provided on the same side as the image detection sensor 24 (24X), which irradiates light of a plurality of different wavelengths ranges towards a bank note S, and detects light of the light which is reflected from the bank note with the image detection sensor 24 (24X); an image detection sensor 24 (24Y) provided on the opposite side to the image detection sensor 24 (24X); and a third light emitting device 27 (27Y) provided on the same side as the second image detection sensor 24 (24Y), which irradiates light of a plurality of different wavelength ranges towards the bank note S, and detects light of the light which is reflected from the bank note S with the image detection image detection sensor 24 (24Y).

One test board for executing a test is provided for each of a plurality of DUTs (Devices-Under-Test) such as semiconductor integrated circuits, a multi test board controller for managing these test boards is provided, and a plurality of test boards managed by each multi test board controller are operated in parallel to simultaneously perform independent tests on the respective DUTs.

The invention discloses a paper currency automatic teller with an accumulating part. The accumulating part has a paper currency stopper for preventing the paper currency being sent to the working table and an accumulating rod for pressing the paper currency sent to the working table orderly. The accumulating part is collocated with a paper currency presser for pressing the accumulated paper currency at the upper part; the upper surface detection sensor is used for detecting the upper surface height of the accumulated paper currency; in the paper currency automatic teller, sometimes the front end of the accumulated paper currency is blocked at the paper currency stopper, even if the working table declines, the paper currency will not be relieved; clearance is generated between the blocked paper currency and the accumulated paper currency, the invention has the adverse problem that the paper currency is vertically accumulated in the clearance. The invention is set with a location detection sensor when the accumulating rod reaches the prescribed angle, through making the front end of the accumulating rod located near the paper currency stopper to detect the condition of the paper currency locked at the paper currency stopper.