Bill Handling Machine Compact Design via Movable Plate

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Solution Overview

Problem

Existing bill handling machines are not compact enough due to the need for a temporary storage portion separate from the input and output bill accommodating spaces, which affects their operability and space efficiency, especially at the money input and output ports.

Innovation Solution

The machine incorporates a temporary storage portion integrated near the money input and output port, utilizing three pusher plates to adjust and divide the accommodating spaces, allowing the input bill, reject bill, and temporary storage spaces to be positioned strategically, enabling the machine to be more compact and improving operability.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If a temporary storage portion is provided separately from the input and output bill accommodating spaces, then the machine can store received bills temporarily until user confirmation, but the machine size increases and compactness is reduced

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvebill storage reliabilityVSAvoidmachine size

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSVolume of moving object

Solution Approach 1:

The patent merges the temporary storage portion with the input bill accommodating space by providing a middle plate that divides the input bill accommodating space into a first bill accommodating space and a second bill accommodating space. The second bill accommodating space serves as both part of the input space and as the temporary storage portion, eliminating the need for a separate temporary storage structure and reducing overall machine size while maintaining the function of temporary bill storage.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #5Merging (Combining)

Solution Approach 2:

The second bill accommodating space performs multiple functions: it serves as part of the input bill accommodating space during bill insertion, and simultaneously functions as the temporary storage portion for received bills awaiting user confirmation. This multi-functionality reduces the total number of required components and optimizes space utilization within the machine.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #6Universality (Multi-functionality)

2Volume of moving object

If the machine main body is made compact by using the middle plate structure, then space efficiency improves, but the operability for taking out bills may be affected

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvemachine compactnessVSAvoidbill retrieval operability

Core Design Contradiction:

Volume of moving objectVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The middle plate is configured to be movable between a first position and a second position. When at the first position, it divides the input bill accommodating space into first and second bill accommodating spaces. When moved to the second position, it allows the second bill accommodating space to function as the temporary storage portion accessible to users. This dynamic positioning enables the system to maintain compactness while ensuring ease of operation for bill retrieval.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Data Source

PatentUS8292087B2Bill handling machine

Publication Date: 2012.10.23 HITACHI CHANNEL SOLUTIONS CORP

AI summary

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.