EP4283579A1 - Dispositif de contrôle des pièces de monnaie et des billets de banque - Google Patents

Dispositif de contrôle des pièces de monnaie et des billets de banque Download PDF

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EP4283579A1
EP4283579A1 EP23020246.7A EP23020246A EP4283579A1 EP 4283579 A1 EP4283579 A1 EP 4283579A1 EP 23020246 A EP23020246 A EP 23020246A EP 4283579 A1 EP4283579 A1 EP 4283579A1
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Roberto Serpilli
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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
    • G07D5/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of coins, e.g. for segregating coins which are unacceptable or alien to a currency
    • G07D5/08—Testing the magnetic or electric properties
    • 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
    • G07D11/14—Inlet or outlet ports
    • 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
    • G07D11/16—Handling of valuable papers
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D7/00—Testing specially adapted to determine the identity or genuineness of valuable papers or for segregating those which are unacceptable, e.g. banknotes that are alien to a currency
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G07—CHECKING-DEVICES
    • G07D—HANDLING OF COINS OR VALUABLE PAPERS, e.g. TESTING, SORTING BY DENOMINATIONS, COUNTING, DISPENSING, CHANGING OR DEPOSITING
    • G07D9/00—Counting coins; Handling of coins not provided for in the other groups of this subclass
    • G07D9/008—Feeding coins from bulk

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  • This invention relates to a device for checking coins and banknotes.
  • the invention proposed here relates to a device designed to check the value of the processed coins, and possibly also their relative authenticity, and also the value and authenticity of the processed banknotes.
  • the main aim of the invention is to provide a device for checking coins and banknotes which is particularly convenient to use.
  • Another aim of the invention is to provide a device for checking coins and banknotes that is effective and reliable.
  • a further aim of the invention is to provide a device for checking coins and banknotes that has a relatively simple structure, that is to say, is not particularly complex.
  • the specific object of the invention is therefore a device for checking coins and banknotes for ascertaining at least the value of coins and banknotes and whether said banknotes are genuine or counterfeit
  • said device for checking coins and banknotes comprising: a banknote check unit comprising a casing in which at least one opening is defined for inserting at least one banknote and extracting said at least one banknote; moving means for transporting at least one banknote from said at least one opening to an inner zone of the casing and for transporting said at least one banknote from said inner zone of the casing to said at least one opening; at least one sensor located within the casing and configured to detect at least one characteristic of said at least one banknote when said at least one banknote is within the casing and ascertain the value of said at least one banknote and whether said at least one banknote is genuine or counterfeit based on said at least one characteristic; said device for checking coins and banknotes also comprising a coin check unit comprising a casing in which are defined an inlet opening for the insertion of at least one coin and an
  • the device for checking coins and banknotes 1 includes a coin check unit 2 for determining the value of the processed coins and, optionally, also for detecting whether the coins are genuine or counterfeit.
  • the coin check unit 2 comprises an outer casing 3 in which an inlet opening 4 is provided for inserting coins M and, in a position lower than the latter, an outlet opening 5 for the exit of the coins M inserted in the inlet opening 4.
  • the inlet opening 4 is formed in the top wall of the outer casing 3; while the outlet opening 5 is formed in a lower portion of the outer casing 3, preferably in the lower region of a side wall 6 of the latter.
  • the inlet opening 4 and the outlet opening 5 are placed in mutual communication by means of a passage 7, that is, a channel formed inside the outer casing 3.
  • the passage 7 consists of a vertical upper section 8 and an oblique lower section 9 that extends obliquely from the lower end of the upper section 8 leading to the outside of the outer casing 3 through the outlet opening 5.
  • a first group of sensors 10 and a second group of sensors 11 facing the first group of sensors 10 are respectively located on two mutually opposite walls of the upper section 8 of the passage 7.
  • the first group of sensors 10 and the second group of sensors 11 are jointly responsible for detecting value of the coin M inserted in the inlet opening 4 and passing through the passage 7.
  • the first group of sensors 10 and the second group of sensors 11 are configured to detect one or more characteristics of the coin M inherent to its shape (for example, diameter and/or thickness), and/or its weight, and/or its magnetic properties through which it is possible to determine the composition, that is, the materials from the processed coin M is made.
  • the first group of sensors 10 and the second group of sensors 11 may include, for example, optical sensors to detect the properties of the coin M inherent to the shape and/or weight.
  • the first group of sensors 10 and the second group of sensors 11 may comprise two coils arranged mutually opposite with respect to the passage 7, wherein a first coil emits a magnetic field and the second coil detects the magnetic field generated by the first.
  • Each coin M when it passes through passage 7, modifies the aforementioned magnetic field according to its specific composition, that is, the materials from which it is made.
  • the variation of the magnetic field thus produced is detected by the second coil and compared with the values of magnetic field variations stored in a database present in the device for checking coins and banknotes 1; wherein each of the aforementioned values corresponds to a certain composition and a certain value of the coin.
  • a first sensor 12 and a second sensor 13 facing the first sensor 12 can optionally be provided on the same walls of the upper section 8 of the passage 7 in which the first group of sensors 10 and the second group of sensors 11 are located, which are jointly responsible for determining whether the coin M passing through the passage 7 is genuine or counterfeit.
  • each coin M after having passed through the entire passage 7 and having been processed therein by the first group of sensors 10 and the second group of sensors 11 and, if provided, also by the first sensor 12 and the second sensor 13, will exit from the outlet opening 5 formed in the lower part of the outer casing 3.
  • the aforementioned device for checking coins and banknotes 1 also comprises a banknote check unit 14 for determining the value of the banknotes processed and also for detecting whether the banknotes are genuine or counterfeit.
  • the banknote check unit 14 comprises an outer casing 15 rigidly connected to the outer casing 3 of the coin check unit 2.
  • An inlet opening 16 for the insertion of a banknote T and an outlet opening 17 for the exiting of said banknote T are provided in the outer casing 15 of the banknote check unit 14.
  • the inlet opening 16 and the outlet opening 17 are formed, respectively, at a first side 18 and a second side 19 of the outer casing 15, opposite to the first side 18.
  • the first shaft 21 and the second shaft 22 are also parallel to each other and mounted, respectively, at the inlet opening 16 and the outlet opening 17 in a rotatable manner about their respective axes.
  • an electric motor 23 of reduced power is provided connected to the first shaft 21 by means of a connecting belt 24, so as to be able to rotate it about the relative axis, thus setting in motion the pair of conveyor belts 20a, 20b according to the advancement direction F, that is, from the inlet opening 16 towards the outlet opening 17.
  • rollers 25 directed parallel to the first shaft 21 and to the second shaft 22 and idly rotatable about their respective axes, in such a way that the banknote T carried by the conveyor belts 20a, 20b remains adherent to the latter under the thrust, from above, of the rollers 25.
  • the aforementioned rollers 25 are distributed substantially uniformly over the entire length of the conveyor belts 20a, 20b so that the banknote T remains adherent to the latter throughout the passage from the inlet opening 16 to the outlet opening 17.
  • a pressing system (not shown in the drawings) acting on the plurality of rollers 25 can also be provided in the banknote check unit 14 in such a way as to push them, constantly, against the underlying conveyor belts 20a, 20b, in order to favour the adhesion of the banknote T to the latter and therefore the relative transport.
  • the aforementioned conveyor belts 20a, 20b and the plurality of rollers 25 can be replaced with other movement systems suitable to allow the transport of a banknote T from the inlet opening 16 to the outlet opening 17.
  • a first pair of presence sensors 26, 27, for example of the infrared type, are also provided at the inlet opening 16 to detect the insertion of a banknote T into the inlet opening 16.
  • the two sensors of the first pair of presence sensors 26, 27 are arranged, respectively, above and below the inlet opening 16.
  • the first pair of presence sensors 26, 27 is operatively connected to the electric motor 23, in such a way that when the pair of presence sensors 26, 27 detects the insertion of a banknote T in the inlet opening 16, the electric motor 23 automatically comes into operation by advancing both conveyor belts 20a, 20b according to the advancement direction F.
  • a second pair of presence sensors 28, 29, for example of the infrared type, is provided for detecting the exiting, at least partial, of said banknote T from the outlet opening 17.
  • the sensors of the second pair of presence sensors 28, 29 are arranged, respectively, above and below the outlet opening 17.
  • the second pair of presence sensors 28, 29 is also operatively connected to the electric motor 23, in such a way that when this pair of presence sensors 28, 29 detects the at least partial exiting of said banknote T from the outlet opening 17, the electric motor 23 is automatically deactivated and therefore the interruption of the advancement of the conveyor belts 20a, 20b according to the aforementioned advancement direction F.
  • sensors 30, 31, of known type for detecting one or more characteristics of the banknote T carried by the conveyor belts 20a, 20b from the inlet opening 16 to the outlet opening 17.
  • the aforementioned characteristics are characteristics that allow determination of whether each banknote T is genuine or counterfeit and also the value of the banknote T itself.
  • the aforementioned sensors 30, 31 may comprise, for example, magnetic sensors for detecting the presence of magnetic inks and/or metal wires in the banknotes T, and/or sensors which use ultraviolet rays (UV), normally composed of a transmitter and a receiver of UV radiation, for detecting any inks with fluorescent phosphors in the banknotes T, and/or sensors which use infrared rays (IR), normally composed of a transmitter and a receiver of IR rays, for detecting in the banknotes T both the inks that reflect the infrared light and those that instead absorb said light becoming black, and/or sensors that use the reflected white light, for identifying the details of the printing not conforming to the original, and the transmitted white light for checking the presence of the normal components of the banknote T visible only with backlight.
  • UV ultraviolet rays
  • IR infrared rays
  • the sensors 30, 31 may also include detectors capable of subjecting the banknote T to a wide spectrum of electromagnetic radiation and detecting how the various components thereof react to the various wavelengths emitted, thus making it possible to accurately identify the composition of the various substances present in the banknote T itself.
  • the same sensors 30, 31 may also comprise devices for detecting one or more surface dimensions (for example, length, and/or width and/or diagonal) and/or the thickness of the banknotes T, in order to check their authenticity and the value.
  • the aforementioned sensors 30, 31 are arranged inside the outer casing 15 in positions such as to be able to emit radiation, if provided for by their operation, on each banknote T that transits on the conveyor belts 20a, 20b from the inlet opening 16 to the outlet opening 17.
  • the sensors 30, 31 are positioned at the space between the two conveyor belts 20a, 20b (see Figure 2 ).
  • the device for checking coins and banknotes 1 further comprises an electronic control board 32 configured to control the operation of the coin check unit 2 and the banknote check unit 14 and preferably arranged inside the outer casing 15 of the banknote check unit 14.
  • the electronic control board 32 is electrically and operationally connected, directly or indirectly, to the first group of sensors 10, to the second group of sensors 11, to the first sensor 12 and to the second sensor 13 of the coin check unit 2, so as to control its operation when a coin M is inserted in the inlet opening 4 and the switching off when the same coin M exits from the outlet opening 5.
  • the electronic control board 32 is further configured to control and coordinate the operation of the first pair of presence sensors 26, 27, the second pair of presence sensors 28, 29, the electric motor 23 and the sensors 30, 31 for detecting the authenticity and value of the banknotes T, which form part of the banknote check unit 14.
  • the first pair of presence sensors 26, 27, the second pair of presence sensors 28, 29, the electric motor 23 and also the sensors 30, 31 for detecting the authenticity and the value of the banknotes T are also electrically and operatively connected, directly or indirectly, to the electronic control board 32.
  • the electronic control board 32 will command the activation of the electric motor 23 so as to advance the conveyor belts 20a, 20b with the relative banknote T according to the advancement direction F, and subsequently the deactivation of the electric motor 23 at the moment in which the second pair of presence sensors 28, 29 detects that the banknote T has reached the outlet opening 17.
  • the electronic control board 32 can alternatively be housed inside the outer casing 3 of the coin check unit 2 if there is sufficient space to do so.
  • a single opening between the inlet opening 16 and the outlet opening 17 may be provided in the outer casing 15 of the banknote check unit 14 described above.
  • this single opening serves both as an inlet and an outlet for the banknote T; therefore, when a banknote T is inserted into said opening, the banknote is transported by the conveyor belts 20a, 20b inside the outer casing 15, to allow the sensors 30, 31 to carry out the checks indicated above, and then again to the same opening to allow its withdrawal by a person.
  • the device for checking coins and banknotes 1 may also comprise, in a position visible on the outer casing 15 of the banknote check unit 14 or on the outer casing 3 of the coin check unit 2, a display 33 and/or a visual indicator, operatively connected to the electronic control board 32, for visually indicating the value of the banknote T inserted in the inlet opening 16 and whether the banknote T itself is genuine or counterfeit, and for visually indicating the value of the coin M inserted in the inlet opening 4 and possibly also whether the coin M is genuine or counterfeit.
  • a socket and/or a wireless transceiver may be provided in the coin and banknote check device 1, connected to the electronic control board 32, to allow, for example, the cable and/or wireless connection to an external display or to an external visual indicator to visually indicate the value of the banknote T inserted in the inlet opening 16 and whether the banknote T itself is genuine or counterfeit, and to visually indicate the value of the coin M inserted in the inlet opening 4 and possibly also whether the coin M is genuine or counterfeit.
  • the device for checking coins and banknotes according to the invention is, in addition to being effective and reliable, also particularly convenient as it is suitable for processing both banknotes and coins in order to know their value and to identify whether the banknotes and possibly also the coins processed are genuine or counterfeit.
  • This device for checking coins and banknotes is also small and therefore very compact.
  • the device for checking coins and banknotes also has a relatively simple, that is, non-complex structure, which means that this device can be made with relatively low production costs.

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EP23020246.7A 2022-05-25 2023-05-24 Dispositif de contrôle des pièces de monnaie et des billets de banque Pending EP4283579A1 (fr)

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US20130032447A1 (en) * 2011-08-02 2013-02-07 International Currency Technologies Corporation Coin/bill acceptor
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CN212379909U (zh) * 2020-07-08 2021-01-19 深圳贝斯特机械电子有限公司 一种本外币智能鉴定平台

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