Banknote Sanitizer with Segmented Input Output Slots
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing banknote sanitizers typically have a single access point, limiting the efficiency and safety of virus transmission prevention during money transfer, as they do not facilitate simultaneous input and output of banknotes while ensuring sanitation.
Innovation Solution
A banknote sanitizer with a housing featuring an input slot and an output slot, coupled with roller pairs, a drive system, ultraviolet lights, and a power button, allowing synchronized rotation and sanitation of banknotes as they pass through, ensuring effective transfer and sanitation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If a single access point is used for placing and retrieving notes, then the device structure is simple, but the efficiency of virus transmission prevention is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The device is segmented into separate input and output access points, allowing independent operation for placing and retrieving notes. This segmentation enables simultaneous note input and output operations, improving efficiency without requiring complex integrated mechanisms
2Reliability
If a single access point is used, then the device structure is simple, but the safety of money transfer is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
Separate input and output access points are provided to enable safe money transfer. The input slot accepts notes while the output slot dispenses sanitized notes, creating distinct pathways that prevent contamination during transfer while maintaining structural simplicity
3Productivity
If simultaneous input and output of banknotes is enabled, then the efficiency of money transfer is improved, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The device provides separate input and output slots that operate independently, allowing simultaneous note input and output. This segmentation approach enables parallel operations without requiring complex coordination mechanisms, maintaining structural simplicity while improving efficiency
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Facilitates efficient and safe transfer of sanitized banknotes by enabling simultaneous input and output, ensuring thorough sanitation with ultraviolet light exposure, thereby enhancing virus prevention during money transactions.
Implementation Method 1
A plurality of ultraviolet lights is coupled to the housing. Each ultraviolet light is coupled within the housing cavity and is in operational communication with the battery.
Data Source
AI summary
A paper money sanitation apparatus for preventing the transmission of viruses includes a housing having an input slot and an output slot extending through to a housing cavity. A plurality of roller pairs is coupled within the housing cavity. Each roller pair has an upper roller bar and a lower roller bar positioned to have sufficient space to receive a banknote. A drive system is coupled to the plurality of roller pairs and powered by a motor to pull the banknote from the input slot and out the output slot. A battery is coupled to the housing and is in operational communication with the motor. A plurality of ultraviolet lights is coupled within the housing cavity to disinfect the banknote as it passes through.