Coin roll storage device and money processor
The bar storage device employs a unique light emitting and receiving element configuration to accurately detect bars with deformed coins, addressing the challenge of gap-induced detection errors in existing technologies.
JP2025040603APending Publication Date: 2025-03-25LAUREL BANK MACHINES CO LTD +2
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Patent Information
- Application Number
- JP2023147510
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2023-09-12
- Publication Date
- 2025-03-25
AI Technical Summary
Technical Problem
Existing bar storage devices struggle to accurately detect whether bars containing coins with deformed shapes are properly stored, due to potential gaps between stacked coins, which can lead to incorrect detection.
Method used
The proposed solution involves a bar storage device with a first storage unit, a first light emitting element, and a first light receiving element, where the light receiving element is positioned differently in the Z direction relative to the light emitting element, allowing for correct detection of bars even with deformed coins.
Benefits of technology
This configuration enables accurate detection of bars stored in the device, even when they contain coins with deformed shapes, ensuring reliable storage management.
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Abstract
To correctly detect whether or not a coin roll is stored in a storage unit, even when a coin roll containing coins with deformed shapes is handled.SOLUTION: A coin roll storage device 100 has: a first storage unit SP that stores a first coin roll RC; a first light emitting element LE that emits light; and a first light receiving element LR that receives light. The first storage unit SP, the first light emitting element LE, and the first light receiving element LR are arranged such that the first coin roll RC stored in the first storage unit SP is positioned between the first light emitting element LE and the first light receiving element LR in a plane view from a Z direction parallel to an extension direction ED of the first coin roll RC when the first coin roll RC is stored in the first storage unit SP. The first light receiving element LR is positioned at a position different from the first light emitting element LE in the Z-direction.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 4
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