Robotic Bill Bundle Conveyance for Secure Automated Handling
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for safe and secure handling of large volumes of bills or bundles thereof, particularly in environments like casinos, to mitigate risks of theft and human error during processing.
Innovation Solution
An automatic bill handling system utilizing multiple robot arms for unlocking, extracting, conveying, and storing bills, including a bill conveying device that maintains the horizontal orientation of bills and a case storage mechanism for packing bill bundles, along with control devices to manage operations.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If manual handling of bills is used, then human flexibility and adaptability are maintained, but security risk and human error increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service automation where robot arms autonomously perform bill extraction, conveying, and storage operations without human intervention. The robot arm extracts bills from storage containers, the conveying device transports them, and the system automatically sorts and stores bills, eliminating the need for manual handling while maintaining high security and reliability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual mechanical handling with automated robotic systems. Robot arms with grippers substitute human hands for extracting bills, automated conveying devices replace manual transport, and control systems replace human decision-making for sorting and storage operations, thereby enhancing security while achieving full automation.
2Reliability
If automated handling is implemented, then security and accuracy are improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The automated bill handling system is divided into distinct functional modules: a robot arm for bill extraction, a conveying device for transport, a control system for coordination, and storage containers for bill management. Each module performs a specific function independently, which simplifies the overall system design and maintenance while maintaining high handling accuracy through specialized functionality in each segment.
3Productivity
If bills are handled in large volumes, then processing efficiency increases, but risk of theft and error increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system processes large volumes of bills through fully automated operations where robot arms continuously extract bills from storage containers, the conveying device rapidly transports them, and the control system automatically sorts and stores them. This self-service automation enables high processing efficiency while eliminating human contact with bills, thereby preventing theft and human error even when handling large quantities.
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed herein are devices, systems, and methods for automatic handling of bank notes, gambling tickets, bills, or other types of paper notes. The disclosed devices, systems, and methods are directed to, or include, various robot arms, which may be articulated, that are configured to open a bill storage container, remove a bundle of bills, load the bundle on a bill conveying device, and load the bundle of bills in a bill storage case. The systems include one or more control devices to control the operations of the components that move the bill bundle.