US3718824A - System of data discrimination in money dispensing machine - Google Patents

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US3718824A
US3718824A US00213019A US3718824DA US3718824A US 3718824 A US3718824 A US 3718824A US 00213019 A US00213019 A US 00213019A US 3718824D A US3718824D A US 3718824DA US 3718824 A US3718824 A US 3718824A
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  • FIG'.2 DATA DISCRIMI- 3 DRUM CON 4COMPARATOR NATING SECTION TROL CIRCUIT
  • This invention relates generally to money dispensing machines, and more particularly to a novel system of data discrimination in an electronically controlled money dispensing machine which releases a desired amount of money in notes and/or coin of preselected denominations.
  • the currency yielded by the money dispensing machine is exemplified by, and not limited to, the Japanese yen.
  • a memory or storage device provided for each digit place of the number stores the digit occupying the particular digit place.
  • the digit is either of 1 to 9
  • a corresponding amount of money is dispensed in notes or coin of a preselected denomination. No dispensation occurs in that digit place in case the digit is 0.
  • Another object of the invention is to provide a system of data discrimination having such a simplified configuration that it can be easily built into money dispensing machines in current use.
  • a further object of the invention is to provide a system of data discrimination equipped with means to render the system operative or inoperative as desired, so that an amount indicated by each digit of a number registered in the money dispensing machine incorporating the system of the invention can be released either in notes or coin of one denomination only or in those of two different denominations, whenever the amount permits the latter alternative.
  • a system of discriminating the respective digits of a number exhibited by a plurality of indicator tubes of a money dispensing apparatus comprising a plurality of first detecting circuits each having an input connected to the output terminal of each of the indicator tubes which corresponds to the digit 0" to be exhibited, each of the first detecting circuits having an output member the condition of which is affected according to a signal supplied from the output terminal of the corresponding one of the indicator tubes, and a plurality of second detecting circuits each having an input connected to the output terminals of each of the indicator tures thereof, will become more apparent and understandable as the description proceeds herein-below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the relative arrangement of the data discriminating system of the present invention and some related components of a money dispensing machine;
  • FIG. 2 is a detailed circuit diagram of the data discriminating system as a first preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 3 is a diagram similar to FIG. 2, showing a second preferred embodiment of the invention.
  • FIG. 1 of the accompanying drawings in order to describe the system of data discrimination as adopted in a money dispensing machine in accordance with the concepts of the present invention, an indicator tube 1 associated with a storage device, not shown, and a data discriminating section 2 are provided foreach of the predetermined digit places to be occupied by the digits of a number representing a total amount of money to be released.
  • a drum control circuit 3 and a comparator 4 are provided common .to all the digit places. It must be noted that the makeup of the data discriminating section 2 differs according to whether an amount of money represented by a digit in each of the aforesaid digit places is to be released in notes or coin of one denomination only, or of two different denominations.
  • the data discriminating section 2 is equipped with a first detecting circuit 2, alone in case there are notes or coin of only one denomination prepared for the particular digit place for which the section is provided, and with both the first detecting circuit 2., and a second detecting circuit 2, if notes or coin of two different denominations is prepared for the digit place.
  • the machine is designed to dispense money in tens of thousands, in thousands, and in hundreds of yen, and that an amount of money in tens of thousands is released in notes of 10,000-yen denomination only, an amount in thousands in notes of 1,000 and 5,000-yen denominations, and an amount in hundreds in notes of 500-yen denomination only
  • the data discriminating sections 2 provided for the amounts to be released respectively in tens of thousands and in hundreds are each equipped with the first detecting circuit 2, alone, whereas the data discriminating section for the amount in thousands is equipped with both the first and second detecting circuits 2, and 2,.
  • the first and second detecting circuits may be provided for each and all of the predetermined digit places, and a switch SW,
  • the indicator tube 1 is of such construction that a signal in a low level is produced only from one of its output terminals T corresponding to the digit exhibited at the moment.
  • the numerals accompanying the reference character T common to all the output terminals of the indicator tube in FIG. 2 represent the digits to be exhibited thereby.
  • the output terminal T of the indicator tube is connected to the input of the first detecting circuit 2,, and the output terminals T, to T, thereof to the input of the second detecting circuit 2, in this embodiment of the invention.
  • Relay coils RY, and RY, on the output side of the first and second detecting circuits 2, and 2,, respectively, are each de-energized when the aforesaid low-level signal is applied to the input of the corresponding circuit. If the indicator tube 1 is exhibiting either of the digits 1 to 4, high-level signals are applied to the inputs of both the first and second detecting circuits, so that their relay coils are both energized, and contacts 7, and 7, respectively under the control of these relay coils are thereby opened, or closed, according to a predetermined schedule. In this manner it is detected that the indicator tube is exhibiting either of the digits 8 l ,9 $4.,
  • a low-level signal is applied to the input of the first detecting circuit 2, thereby de-energizing its relay coil RY, and closing, or opening, the relay contacts 7,, whereas the relay coil RY, is energized and the relay contacts 7, opened, or closed, so that it is seen that the digit 0 is being exhibited.
  • the operator instructs the dispensation of 37,500 yen and sets the machine in operation through a procedure belonging to the prior art
  • the digit 3 is stored in the indicator tube 1 of the digit place for an amount to be released in tens of thousands of yen, so that the relay coil RY, of the first detecting circuit 2, associated therewith is energized.
  • the relay contacts 7, are thus opened, or closed, a
  • money dispensing drum not shown, becomes operative to successively release three notes of 10,000-yen denomination.
  • the comparator 4 supplies a signal of agreement (between the digit occupying the digit place now under consideration and the number of the notes actually produced) to the drum control circuit 3 in accordance with the prior art, The machine is then made ready for the production of the amount of money registered in the next lower digit place.
  • the relay coil RY Since the digit 7 is stored in the indicator tube 1 of the digit place for the amount of the order of thousands, the relay coil RY, is energized and the relay contacts 7, opened, or closed, whereas the relay coil RY, is de-energized and the relay contacts 7, closed, or opened. Thus it is detected that either of the digits 5 to 9 is registered in that digit place.
  • a note of 5,000-yen denomination is first released, followed by two notes of 1,000-yen denomination.
  • an agreement signal is similarly produced by the comparator 4.
  • the digit 5 is stored in the indicator tube 1 of the next lower digit place. Since then the relay coil RY, of the first detecting circuit 2, is not energized, thereby indicating that the digit registered in-other than 0, one 500-yen note is released by the operation of the relay contacts 7,. The total amount of 37,500 yen is thus dispensed in the minimum number of notes available, that is, three 10,000-yen notes, one 5,000-yen note, two 1,000-yen notes, and one 500-yen note.
  • the second detecting circuit 2 is equipped with the switch SW, a similar switch SW, is also connected between ground and a point between series-connected resistances 5, and 6, of the first detecting circuit 2, in the second preferred embodiment shown in FIG. 3.
  • the switches SW, and SW may be kept open, in order to enable the first and second detecting circuits to discriminate whether the digit exhibited by the indicator tube 1 of the digit place now under consideration is 0, in the range of I to 4, or in the range of 5" to 9.
  • both the switches SW, and SW are closed to introduce ground potential to the input side of the first and second detecting circuits and hence to render these circuits inoperable. In this manner, the amount of money as first stored in and exhibited by the indicator tubes is retained until the complete amount is produced.
  • a system of discriminating the respective digits exhibited by said indicator tubes comprising a plurality of first detecting circuits each having an input connected to the output terminal of each of said indicator tubes which corresponds to the digit 0 to be exhibited, each of said first detecting circuits having an output member the condition of which is affected ac cording to a signal supplied from said output terminal of the corresponding one of said indicator tubes, and a plurality of second detecting circuits each an input connected to the output terminals of each of said indicator tubes which are provided correspondingly to preselected ones of the digits other than 0" to be exhibited, each of said second detecting circuits having an output member the condition of which is affected according to a signal supplied from either of the last recited output terminals of the corresponding one of said indicator tubes.
  • said means for temporarily rendering each of said first and said second detecting circuits is a switch connected between ground and the input side of each circuit to introduce ground potential thereto.

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