EP1540601A2 - Systeme de traitement compact a poches multiples - Google Patents

Systeme de traitement compact a poches multiples

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EP1540601A2
EP1540601A2 EP03759292A EP03759292A EP1540601A2 EP 1540601 A2 EP1540601 A2 EP 1540601A2 EP 03759292 A EP03759292 A EP 03759292A EP 03759292 A EP03759292 A EP 03759292A EP 1540601 A2 EP1540601 A2 EP 1540601A2
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currency
path
sorter
facing
output receptacles
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Stanley P. Sakowski
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Cummins Allison Corp
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/10—Mechanical details
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D11/00—Devices accepting coins; Devices accepting, dispensing, sorting or counting valuable papers
    • G07D11/50—Sorting or counting valuable papers

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  • the present invention relates generally to the field of currency handling systems and, more particularly, to methods and devices for determining the fitness of currency bills or other conditions of the bills.
  • high-end machines are extremely large and expensive such that they are commonly found only in large institutions. These machines are not readily available to entities that have monetary and space budgets, but still have the need to process large volumes of currency.
  • Other high-end currency handling machines require their own climate controlled environment which may place even greater strains on an entity having monetary and space budgets. For example, one of these machines can cost over $500,000, it can weigh over 1,400 pounds, and measure over 5 feet in length, over 2 feet in depth, and over 5 feet in height.
  • the stringent environment specifications may require a narrow humidity range, such as between 50-55%, and a narrow temperature range, such as between 70- 74°F.
  • a narrow humidity range such as between 50-55%
  • a narrow temperature range such as between 70- 74°F.
  • the present invention is directed to compact multi-pocket currency sorting systems which include an input receptacle and a plurality (for example, five or more) output receptacles.
  • a housing for the sorting system occupies a volume of not more than about 25,000 cubic inches. In one embodiment, the housing has a width of no more than about 54 inches, a depth of no more than about 17 inches and a height of no more than about 27 inches.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a currency processing system in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 2 is a front view of a currency processing device having multiple output receptacles
  • FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the device of FIG. 2;
  • FIG. 4 is a block diagram for a multi-pocket sorting device
  • FIGs. 5-13 show views of a compact multi-pocket sorter in accordance with the present invention
  • FIGs. 14-20 illustrate views a scanhead for use in the compact multi-pocket sorter
  • FIGs 21-22 are graphs illustrating operation of the scanhead.
  • FIG. 1 wherein there is shown a currency handling system 10 comprising an input 12 and an output 14.
  • a transport device or mechanism 16 conveys currency bills from the input 12 (for example, an input receptacle) to the output 14 (for example, a plurality of output receptacles).
  • An evaluation unit 18 is operatively positioned, although not necessarily physically positioned, between the input receptacle 12 and the output receptacle 14.
  • the transport mechanism 16 is adapted to transport bills, received either individually or in bill bricks stacks, one at a time through the a fitness detector evaluation unit 18.
  • the evaluation unit 18 may be adapted to evaluate any number of predetermined characteristics of the passing bills.
  • FIGs. 2 and 3 wherein there are shown views of a large format multi-pocket sorter (MPS) 100.
  • the MPS 100 includes a plurality of output receptacles 102a-h that is an embodiment of the system 10 of
  • the MPS 100 includes eight output receptacles 102a-h. These eight receptacles include two upper output receptacles 102a and 102b and six lower output receptacles 102c, 102d, 102e, 102f, 102g and 102h.
  • the MPS 100 still further includes a functional capability to add modular lower output receptacles (not shown) to increase the total number of available lower output receptacles.
  • the first upper output receptacle 102a can be used to receive bills triggering no call error signals and the second upper output receptacle 102b can be used to receive bills triggering suspect document error signals.
  • Many other alternative operation modes and examples thereof are disclosed in commonly- owned, co-pending U.S. Patent Application Serial Nos. 09/502,666 (filed February 11, 2000) and 09/635,181 (filed August 09, 2000), each of which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.
  • FIG. 4 wherein there is shown a block diagram for a multi-pocket sorting device 40.
  • the device 40 includes an input receptacle 42
  • a count mode is typically designed to accommodate a stack of notes in any configuration, where the operator desires to determine the number or total value of notes in a stack
  • a compact MPS device 1000 is presented which is adapted to rest on a table top
  • the compact MPS 1002 has a significantly reduced dimensional requirement comprising, for example, a width (W) of 54 inches, height (H) of 27 inches and a depth (D) of 17 inches
  • W width
  • H height
  • D depth
  • the illustrated embodiment for the compact MPS 1000 has a footprint of approximately 1000 inches 2 .
  • a stack of currency bills is placed in an input receptacle 1004.
  • a transport mechanism 1006 transports the currency bills, individually, from the input receptacle 1004 through an evaluation section 1008 to one or more output receptacles 1010a - 101 Og.
  • the transport mechanism 1006 comprises an input section 1012, including a stripping mechanism, to remove bills, one at a time, from the stack of bills in the input receptacle 1004.
  • the evaluation section 1008 comprises an evaluation unit 1016 adapted to subject each bill to one or more evaluation processes. One of such evaluation comprises detecting whether a bill needs to be faced (rotated 180 degrees so as to allow all bills of a given denomination to be faced in a common direction).
  • the evaluation unit 1016 is also adapted to determine denomination of a bill.
  • Subsequent sortation of the bill to the receptacles 1010 may be made based on the determined denomination.
  • the evaluation unit 1016 may further be adapted to discern other characteristics of the bill (for example, counterfeit, no-call, dirty, fitness, ripped or torn, and the like).
  • Subsequent sortation of the bill to the receptacles 1010 may be made based on the determined characteristics of the bill.
  • the transport mechanism 1006 transports bills exiting the evaluation unit upward at approximately a 45 degree angle towards an off-sort receptacle 1018.
  • a diverter functions to divert bills from the transport path towards the off-sort receptacle Non-diverted bills ("good bills") continue along the transport path for further processing.
  • the receptacle 1018 includes stacking wheels 1020 to stack off-sorted bills in the off-sort receptacle 1018.
  • the evaluation unit 1016 detects and indicates that good bills need to be faced, they are transported toward a facing-router 1022, where bills detected as needing to be faced are routed by a diverter upward to the left. Good bills that do not need to be faced are instead routed by the diverter downward to the left toward a through-way section 1024 which by passes the facing router 1022 and leads more directly to the one or more output receptacles lOlOa-lOlOg.
  • the through- way section 1024 comprises a first connector section 1026 angled downward at about
  • Bills to be faced are transported from the facing router 1022 to a facing section 1030, which comprises a facing mechanism.
  • a facing section 1030 which comprises a facing mechanism.
  • One or more twisted belts 1032 and 1034 cooperate to rotate the bill 180 degrees as the bill is transported to a merger section 1036.
  • the rate of transfer through the facing section and throughway section is controlled such that the separated bills can thereafter be effectively merged back together into a single transport path. For example, this can be accomplished by operating the sections at the same rate where each section has substantially identical length. Alternatively, different lengths can be used for each section, but each section has a different processing rate.
  • the MPS device 1000 which is sized to fit on a standard table to 1002, and comprises both an evaluation unit 1016, e.g., an image scanner, and a facing section 1030; enabling it to output commonly faced denominated bills to one or more output receptacles lOlOa-g.
  • an evaluation unit 1016 e.g., an image scanner
  • a facing section 1030 enabling it to output commonly faced denominated bills to one or more output receptacles lOlOa-g.
  • the output receptacles are positioned behind an output access panel 1038 to avoid injury to users from, for example, one of the plurality of stacker wheels 1040, which operate at high speeds.
  • the output access panel may be provided with openings 1042 providing access to the output receptacles lOlOa-lOlOg.
  • the MPS device 1000 is adapted to process bills at variable rates, including rates up to 1000 bills-per-minute. Frequently the bills being processed include damaged bills. Occasionally, when operating at such high speeds, processing a damaged bill may result in mis-feeds and jams. To easily remedy these problems, the transport mechanism 1006 is accessible by opening a transport mechanism access panel 1048 to allow jams to be cleared. For similar reasons, the evaluation unit 1016 slides forward on guides 1050. A handle 1052 facilitates movement of the evaluation unit 1016, which may itself be opened to access its interior.
  • the device comprises a volume of not more than about 33,000 inches 3 .
  • the device comprises a volume of not more than about 17 feet 3 .
  • the device is referred to as a table-top device, the device is not required to rest on a table.
  • the illustrated embodiment comprises a footprint of approximately 1000 inches 2 and a volume of about 25,000 inches 3 , it will be appreciated that other footprints and volumes, both larger and smaller than those of the illustrated embodiment, will be suitable for different applications. Further, the device need not have the long edge parallel to the ground.
  • the aforementioned dimensions are with reference to major structure, e.g., a housing containing the transport mechanism 1006 and the plurality of output receptacles 1010.
  • the aforementioned measurements generally do not include protrusions, extensions, attachments and such.
  • An embodiment of a scanhead 400 that is suitable for use in the compact MPS device 1000 is described with reference to FIGs. 14-19.
  • the scanhead 400 includes a body 402 that has a plurality of filter and sensor receptacles 403 along its length. Each receptacle 403 is designed to receive a color filter 406 (which may be a clear piece of glass) and a sensor 404, one set of which is shown in an exploded view in FIG. 14.
  • a filter 406 is positioned proximate a sensor 404 to transmit light of a given wavelength range of wavelengths to the sensor 404.
  • one embodiment of the scanhead housing 402 can accommodate forty-three sensors 404 and forty-three filters 406.
  • a set of three filters 406 and three sensors 404 comprise a single color cell
  • the scanhead 400 further includes a reference sensor 450.
  • the sensors 404 and filters 406 are positioned within the filter and sensor receptacles 403 in the body 402 of the scanhead 400.
  • Each of the receptacles has ledges 432 for holding the filters 406 in the desired positions.
  • the sensors 404 are positioned immediately behind their corresponding filters 406 within the receptacle 403.
  • FIG. 18 illustrates one full color cell such as cell 434a on the scanhead 400.
  • the color cell 434a comprises a receptacle 403r for receiving a red filter 406r (not shown) adapted to pass only red light to a corresponding red sensor 404r (not shown).
  • a green receptacle 403g for receiving a green filter 406g (not shown) adapted to pass only green light to a corresponding green sensor 404g.
  • sensor partitions 440 between adjacent filter and sensor receptacles 403 to prevent a sensor in one receptacle, for example, receptacle 403b, from receiving light from filters in adjacent receptacles, for example, 403r or 403g.
  • each of the sensors 404 in a color cell 434 receives light from a common portion of the bill.
  • the cell partitions 436 shield the sensors 404 of a color cell 434 from noisy light reflected from areas outside of that cell's scan area such as light from the scan area of an adjacent cell or light from areas outside the scan area of any cell.
  • the sensors 404 are positioned 0.655 inches from the slit 418. This distance is selected based on the countervening considerations that (a) increasing the distance reduces the intensity of light reaching the sensors and (b) decreasing the distance decreases the extent to which the sensors in a cell see the same area of a bill.
  • the light source on the document side of the slit 418 makes the sensors more forgiving to wrinkled bills because light can flood the document since the light is not restricted by the mask 410. Because the light does not have to pass through the slits of a mask, the light intensity is not reduced significantly when there is a slight (for example, 0.03") wrinkle in a document as it passes under the scanhead 400.
  • a mask 410 having a narrow slit 418 therein covers the top of the scanhead.
  • the slit 418 is 0.050 inches wide.
  • a pair of light sources 408 illuminate a bill as it passes the scanhead 400 on the transport plate.
  • the illustrated light sources 408 are fluorescent tubes providing white light with a high intensity in the red, blue and green wavelengths.
  • the fluorescent tubes 408 may be part number CBY26-220NO manufactured by Stanley of Japan. These tubes have a spectrum from about 400 mm to 725 mm with peaks for blue, green and red at about 430 mm, 540 mm and 612 mm, respectively.
  • the light from the light sources 408 passes through a transparent glass shield 414 positioned between the light sources 408 and the transport plate.
  • the glass shield 414 assists in guiding passing bills flat against the transport plate as the bills pass the scanhead 400.
  • the glass shield 414 also protects the scanhead 400 from dust and contact with the bill.
  • the illustrated embodiment is adapted to compensate for light
  • the scanhead 400 is designed to position the light sources 408 close to the transport path to achieve a high intensity of light illumination on the bill.
  • the tops of the fluorescent tubes 408 are located 0.06 inches from the transport path.
  • the mask 410 of the scanhead 400 also assists in illuminating the bill with the high intensity light.
  • the mask 410 has a reflective surface 416 facing to the light sources 408. The reflective side 416 of the mask 410 directs light from the light sources 408 upwardly to illuminate the bill.
  • the scanhead 400 has a length L M of 7.326 inches, a height H M of 0.79 inches, and a width W M of 0.5625 inches. Each cell has a length Lc of 1/2 inches and the scanhead has an overall interior length Li 7.138 inches.
  • the scanhead 400 is populated with five full color cells 434a, 434b, 434c, 434d and 434e laterally positioned across the center of the length of the scanhead 400 and one edge sensor 438 at the left of the first color site 434a.
  • the edge sensor 438 comprises a single sensor without a corresponding filter to detect the intensity of the reflected light and hence acts as a bill edge sensor.
  • the scanhead 400 may be populated with a variety of color cell configurations located in a variety of positions along the length of the scanhead 400.
  • a variety of color cell configurations located in a variety of positions along the length of the scanhead 400.
  • only one color cell 434 may be housed anywhere on the scanhead 400.
  • up to fourteen color cells 434 may be housed along the length of the scanhead 400.
  • a number of edge sensors 438 may be located in a variety of locations along the length of the scanhead 400.
  • receptacles 403 were populated, it would be possible to select which color cells to use or process to scan particular bills or other documents. This selection could be made by a processor based on the position of a bill as sensed by the position sensors. This selection could also be based on the type of currency being scanned, for example, country, denomination, series, and the like, based upon an initial determination by other sensor(s) or upon appropriate operator input.
  • the cell partitions 436 may be formed integrally with the body 402.
  • the body 402 may be constructed without cell partitions, and configured such that cell partitions 436 may be accepted into the body 402 at any location between adjacent receptacles 403. Once inserted into the body 402, a cell partition 436 may become permanently attached to the body 402.
  • cell partitions 436 may be removeably attachable to the body such as by being designed to snap into and out of the body 402.
  • Embodiments that permit cell partitions 436 to be accepted at a number of locations provide for a very flexible color scanhead that can be readily adapted for different scanning needs such as for scanning currency bills from different countries.
  • a manufacturer can have one standard scanhead body 402 part and one standard cell partition 436 part. Then by appropriately inserting cell partitions into the body 402 and adding the appropriate filters and sensors, a scanhead dedicated to scanning a particular set of bills can be easily assembled.
  • a universal scanhead can be manufactured that is fully populated with cells across the entire length of the scanhead.
  • the scanhead 400 may comprise fourteen color cells and one edge cell. Then a single scanhead may be employed to scan many types of currency. The scanning can be controlled based on the type of currency being scanned. For example, if the operator informs the currency handling system, or the currency handling system determines, that Canadian bills are being processed, the outputs of sensors in cells 434a-434e can be processed. Alternatively, if the operator informs the currency handling system, or the currency handling system determines that Thai bills are being processed, the outputs of sensors in cells near the edges of the scanhead can be processed.
  • FIG. 20 shows a chart 458 depicting a comparison between a soil level for a new note (line 460) and soil level for a soiled note (line 462).
  • the horizontal axis 464 shows the number of samples taken as the bill passed cell 434c Chart 458 shows 38 samples were taken The number of samples taken is a function of the width of the note (length along direction of travel) and speed of travel and other factors apparent to those of skill in the art
  • the vertical axis 466 shows a soil level value, for example the digital value of the analog value of the detected soil level.
  • any combination of red, blue, green or brightness can be used to determine soil level
  • the operator can set the thresholds for determining if a bill is unfit. Such thresholds may, for example, include amplitude, amplitude over a predetermined number of taken samples (38 taken samples in chart 458) or over a continuous span of samples

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L'invention concerne un système de traitement compact de monnaie comprenant un mécanisme de transport doté d'un mécanisme de redressage. Ledit dispositif comprend une unité d'évaluation conçue pour déterminer la valeur nominale de billets de banque. Le système est conçu pour être posé sur une table et pour envoyer la monnaie en sortie à sept réceptacles de sortie selon leur valeur nominale. Les billets se trouvant dans chaque réceptacle de sortie sont redressés généralement par le mécanisme de transport qui est conçu pour redresser les billets repérés comme nécessitant un redressage. Les billets redressés et les billets non redressés sont mélangés pour la sortie des divers réceptacles de sortie, la sortie étant basée sur la valeur nominale du billet.
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