Bill Housing Antenna Wireless Data Transfer

Solution Overview

Problem

Existing bill processing apparatuses face communication failures due to electrical contact issues between connection terminals when the housing body is mounted or demounted from the apparatus main body, disrupting the reliable transfer of information about inserted paper sheets.

Innovation Solution

A paper sheet processing apparatus that uses wireless communication between a transmitting part on the apparatus main body and a receiving antenna and storage part on the housing body, eliminating the need for physical connection terminals and power lines, ensuring continuous information transfer regardless of mounting or demounting.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If connection terminals and power lines are used for communication between apparatus main body and housing body, then information transfer is enabled, but electrical contact failure occurs during mounting or demounting

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecommunication reliabilityVSAvoidconnection terminal structure

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical electrical connection system (connection terminals and power lines) with a wireless communication system using electromagnetic waves. The transmitting part on the apparatus main body wirelessly transmits paper sheet information to the receiving antenna on the housing body, eliminating physical contact points that fail during mounting/demounting operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces wireless electromagnetic waves as an intermediary medium to transfer information between the apparatus main body and housing body. This intermediary enables communication without direct physical contact, solving the electrical contact failure problem while maintaining information transfer capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

2Reliability

If wireless communication is implemented between apparatus main body and housing body, then communication reliability is improved, but device complexity increases due to antenna and transmitting part

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation transfer reliabilityVSAvoidwireless communication components

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical electrical connection system with a wireless communication system using electromagnetic waves. The transmitting part on the apparatus main body wirelessly transmits paper sheet information to the receiving antenna on the housing body, eliminating physical contact points that fail during mounting/demounting operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

3Ease of operation

If connection terminals are disposed on both apparatus main body side and housing body side, then information communication is enabled, but electrical contact failure occurs during mounting or demounting

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveinformation communicationVSAvoidelectrical contact stability

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The patent replaces the mechanical electrical connection system (connection terminals and power lines) with a wireless communication system using electromagnetic waves. The transmitting part on the apparatus main body wirelessly transmits paper sheet information to the receiving antenna on the housing body, eliminating physical contact points that fail during mounting/demounting operations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #28Mechanics substitution (Replace mechanical system)

Solution Approach 2:

The patent introduces wireless electromagnetic waves as an intermediary medium to transfer information between the apparatus main body and housing body. This intermediary enables communication without direct physical contact, solving the electrical contact failure problem while maintaining information transfer capability.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #24Intermediary (Mediator)

Applied Scientific Principles

This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.

Function Achieved in This Case

This solution ensures reliable communication and information transfer about paper sheets, preventing communication failures and enabling secure, efficient operation of the bill processing system even during mounting or demounting of the housing body.

Implementation Method 1

a transmitting part wirelessly transmitting information on the inserted paper sheet to a receiving antenna

Methodology Applied

Scientific EffectElectromagnetic radiation: Electromagnetic Induction

Data Source

PatentUS11328550B2Paper sheet processing device

Publication Date: 2022.05.10 UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORP

AI summary

A bill processing apparatus which is capable of reliably supplying information on a bill to the bill housing body side. The paper sheet processing apparatus has a bill housing part being capable of housing a bill inserted from a bill insertion slot, and also a reader/writer which wirelessly transmits information on the bill inserted from the bill insertion slot. The bill housing part has a coil antenna which wirelessly receives the information transmitted from the reader/writer, and a storage part which stores the information on the bill received from the coil antenna.