US3854490A - Automatic money dispensing machine - Google Patents

Abstract

An automatic money dispensing machine which dispenses money in one of two alternative modes, a first mode wherein an amount of money is dispensed according to the choice of monetary denomination chosen by the operator of the machine, and a second mode wherein an amount of money is dispensed using the minimum number of monetary denominations necessary to make up the amount required. An automatic money dispensing machine is provided therefor in which a required amount of money may be automatically issued therefrom according to the arbitrary demands of an operator of the machine.

Description

United States Patent [1 1 Hatanaka et al.

AUTOMATIC MONEY DISPENSING MACHINE Inventors: Yoshihiro Hatanaka; Hideto Shigemori; I-Iisashi Kitagami, all of Himeji, Japan Assignee: Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha,

Himeji-shi, l-lyogo-ken, Japan Filed: Sept. 4, 1973 Appl. No.: 393,822

Related US. Application Data Continuation-impart of Ser. No. 213,401, Dec. 29, 1971, Pat. No. 3.756256.

Foreign Application Priority Data Dec. 17, 1974 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,527,238 9/1970 Stamp 133/4 R Primary Examiner-Stanley H. Tollberg Attorney, Agent, or Firm-Holman & Stern 5 7 ABSTRACT An automatic money dispensing machine which dispenses money in one of two alternative modes, a first mode wherein an amount of money is dispensed according to the choice of monetary denomination chosen by the operator of the machine, and a second mode wherein an amount of money is dispensed using the minimum number of monetary denominations nec- Dec. 29 1970 Japan 45-121648 essary to make up the amount required. An automatic Sept. 30. 1971 Japan 46-75863 money dispensing machine is provided therefor in which a required amount of money may be automati- US. Cl 133/4 A Cally issued therefrom according to the arbitrary de- Int. Cl. G07d l/00 m nds of an operator of the machine. Field of Search 133/4, 4 A; 194/10 3 Claims 3 Drawing Figures MOIETARY E'GPTSR GEANS l STORAGE DISPLAY REGISTER UNIT I 3 l \4 2 TEN KEY ,1 {E 652%? 5 IVEANS a}; Q CIRCUIT CIRCUIT o,o, o. Q2 6 A3o. o} 1. 2

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MOBETARY KIND PUSH no .0 W WW W1 w mm mm m u md 43 W AD. 0 m mm T m rsc a W a 5 mm 8 w e Q J m m5 w a w T Q. m m w C CONCIDENCE CIRCUIT SHEET 2 OF 3 AUTOMATIC MONEY DISPENSING MACHINE PRIOR APPLICATIONS This is a Continuation-in-Part application of US. Pat. Application Ser. No. 213,401 filed Dec. 29, 1971 now US. Pat. No. 3,756,256.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an automatic money dispensing machine and particularly to such a money dispensing machine which is capable of dispensing money in a much more flexible manner according to the arbitrary demands of an operator of the machine.

Conventional automatic money dispensing machines of this type are much restricted in their scope of operation. Specifically, in such prior known machines, a plurality of predetermined amounts of money are stored in the machine, such amounts either comprising a number of currency notes or currency coins of equivalent monetary denomination, or the amounts comprise a mixture of paper bills or coins having different monetary denominations. Consequently, the operators freedom of choice is much limited since the machine will only issue amounts of money previously predetermined by an unknown source. A further known automatic money dispensing machine exists, wherein containers are provided in the machine, each container storing money according to a specified monetary denomination. In this machine,'the money is delivered from the containers according to the requirements of the operator of the machine, but again the choice afforded to the operator is much limited.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, a primary object of the instant invention is to overcome the disadvantages of prior known machines as enumerated above. The present invention provides an automatic money dispensing machine which will issue money in arbitrary specified amounts as required by the operator thereof.

Another object of the present invention is to provide an automatic money dispensing machine which is able to dispense money is two alternative modes. In a first mode therefore, the machine dispenses an amount of money comprising notes or coins of differing monetary denominations as specified and designated by the operator, and in the second mode of operation the machine dispenses an amount of money in the most efficient manner possible, that is, with the minimum number of currency notes or coins simply by designating the total amount of money required without specifying a monetary denomination which is to comprise the notes or coins making the amount required.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an automatic money dispensing machine in which either of the two alternative modes of operation described above is efiected by selectively designating the amount of money required and the monetary denomination of the currency notes or coins comprising such an amount, or by simply selecting the amount of money required without specifying the monetary denomination or denominations which should make up that amount.

Accordingly, in its broader aspects, the present invention provides an automatic money dispensing machine comprising a first selector means for selecting the amount of money to be dispensed and asecond selector means for selecting a particular monetary denomination which must be present in such an amount of money, so that money is dispensed in an amount according to that selected by the first selector means and comprising currency notes or coins having a particular monetary denomination selected by the second selector means.

The nature, utility and principle of the present invention will be more clearly understood from the following detailed description thereof when read with reference to the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS In the accompanying drawings:

FIG. 1 is a systematic block diagram illustrating an example of an automatic money dispensing machine according to the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a circuit embodying a money dispensing driving circuit according to the present invention; and

FIG. 3 is a circuit embodying a money selection device according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION With reference now to FIG. 1, there is shown a papermoney dispensing machine which comprises a ten-key means 1 and a monetary kind push button means 2. In the case when money is dispensed out with a minimum number of sheets thereof, the operation of depressing keys in the ten-key means, which correspond to all the digits of an amount of money to be dispensed, is successively begun with the most significant digit of the money, so that the amount of money to be dispensed is registered in a storage register 3 and displayed on a display unit 4. If once registered, a content displayed on the display unit 4 is not changed at all even if a content in the register 3 is changed.

In the case when money is dispensed separately according to monetary kinds, keys in the ten-key means 1 which correspond to the number of sheets to be dispensed are depressed, and then a push button in the monetary kind push button means 2 which corresponds to one of the monetary kinds, for instance, 10,000, 5,000, 1,000", and 500 is depressed. As a result of which, numerical figures depressed with the ten-key means 1 are shifted four digits higher and displayed on the display unit 4; while a monetary kind signal selected, by depression of the monetary kind button means 2, out of signals b c and d which correspond to, for instance, 5,000, 1,000 and 500, respectively, is applied to a money dispensing driving circuit 5 from the monetary kind push button means 2. For instance, when it is intended to dispense out 55 sheets of 5,000-yen paper money, 550,000 is displayed on the display unit 4 and signal b is fed to the money dispensing driving circuit. The content displayed on the display unit 4 is detected by a memory check circuit 6. When the two high digits on display are not 0", that is, the content is l0,000" or more, signal a, and 0 are applied to the money dispensing driving circuit 5. When there is a numerical figure of 5" or greater on the fourth digit, that is, the content is 5,000" or higher, a memory signal b is fed to the circuit 5. When there is any of figures l to 9" on the fourth digit, that is, the content is 1,000" to 9,000, a memory check signal 0 is fed to the circuit 5. When there is 5 on the third digit, that is, the content is 500, a memory check signal d is supplied to the money dispensing driving circuit 5. The memory check signals a,, a b, c and d are reset by reset signals A A B C and D issued from relays A B C and D of the driving circuit 5 when the operation of dispensing money is completed, as will be described later.

When a start switch 8 in a start circuit 7 is depressed or closed, a signal S is produced therefrom, whereby the money dispensing driving circuit 5 is started. As will be described later, the signal S is reset by a reset signal Q which is obtained by a relay Q of the driving circuit 5. In addition, other circuits (not shown) than the driving circuit 5 are also started when the signal S is ob tained.

Application of the content stored in the storage register 3 to a coincidence circuit 9 is successively begun with the most significant digit of said content, while a count output from a paper-money counter 11 of a paper-money dispensing means is fed to the coincidence circuit 9. When the count output coincides with the content stored in the register 3, momentary coincidence signals PUl to PUS are applied to the money dispensing driving circuit 5.

In the case of dispensing money separately according to monetary kinds, the coincidence circuit 9 produces output PUl to PUS at the same time, when the content on the two high digits of the register 3 coincides with that of the counter 1 1. In the case of dispensing money with a minimum number of sheets, the coincidence circuit 9 produces an output PUl when the content on the two high digits coincides with that of the counter 1 1. At the same time, the content in the register 3 is shifted one digit higher, and the second digit of the content thus shifted is compared with the content of the counter 11. When the content on the digit is a numerical figure S or greater, the circuit 9 issues an output a, and when it is a numerical figure of 4 or less, the circuit 9 issues an output PU2. Similarly for the following operations of the circuit 9, whenever such a coincidence is obtained, said circuit a produces successively outputs PU3, PU4, and PU5 and at the same time the content stored in the register 3 is shifted higher one by one.

The money dispensing means comprises a drum 12 which is driven clockwise by a turret motor TM included in the driving circuit 5. Many sheets of 10,000- yen paper money MA, 5,000-yen paper money MB, 1,000-yen paper money MC and SOO-yen paper money MD are placed at predetermined positions on the drum 12, respectively. When the paper money of various monetary kinds are moved to a take-out opening by turning of the drum, respectively, detection signals LS1, LS2, LS3, and LS4 are fed to the driving circuit 5 from a detection means 14, respectively. Described above is the outline of the paper-money dispensing machine to which the money-dispensing driving circuit 5 according to the present invention is applied With reference again to FIG. 1, each of the signals fed to and fed from the driving circuit 5 isof a signal passing through a contact. In the driving circuit 5 in FIG. 2, these signal contacts are shown as contacts having symbols which are suffixed with the same symbols as their respective signals, and similarly the contacts of all the relays are suftixed with respective symbols, in order to explain the operation of the driving circuit 5.

The money dispensing driving circuit 5 comprises: a monetary kind input circuit 20 which has relays bf, cf, and df corresponding to signal contact b c and d a monetary kind check circuit 21 which has relays A, B, C and D corresponding to the monetary kinds l(),000, 5,000, 1,000, and 500, respectively; a monetary kind distinction circuit 22 which has relays Aa, Ba, Ca and Da corresponding to the monetary kinds 10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and 500, respectively; a paper-money take-out circuit 23 which comprises the above-mentioned turret motor TM, a locking solenoid SD for the drum 12 of the money dispensing means 10, a paper-money transferring motor 1M, 21 suction motor and a solenoid valve SM; and a money dispensing driving circuit 24 including a money dispensing motor M of the money dispensing device 10.

First, the case where an amount of money, for instance, 1 18,500 yen, is dispensed according to a method of dispensing money with a minimum number of sheets thereof, will be explained. As described above, 118,500 is fed to the register 3 by means of the ten-key l and is displayed on the display unit 4. Therefore, signals a,, a b, c, and d are fed to the circuit 5 from the memory check circuit 6, whereby the contacts a a b 0 and d of the monetary kind check circuit 21 are turned on.

Under this condition, when a start signal S is issued from the circuit 7 thereby to close a contact 5,, the relays A, B, C and D are excited through the contact 5 thereby to maintain their holding conditions. As a result, in the contact A 8,, C and D of the take-out circuit 23, their movable contacts C are connected to their normally open contact sides a from their normally closed contact sides 17, thereby to form a loop y of electric source 30 contact A, X, LS

Tnotor '1M solenoid SD- electric source 31.

As a result of which, the motor TM and the solenoid SD are excited. in this case, the locking condition of the drum 12 is relieved by the excitation of the solenoid SD, and accordingly the drum 12 is turned round by the motor TM.

This condition is continued until the 10,000-yen paper money MA arrives at the take-in opening 13. Upon arrival of the paper money thereto, a signal LS is produced from the detector 14 thereby to switch the contact LS over to its side a from its side b. Therefore, the loop y, is switched to a loop Z of contact LS LS relay R electric source 31, thereby to excite the relay R. As a result of which, the motor IM, suction motor and solenoid valve SM are driven through the contacts R and R of the relay R, respectively, whereby the 10,000-yen paper money is taken out of the money take-out opening 13. At this time, the excitations of the motor TM and solenoid SD are removed, whereby the drum 12 is stopped and locked. In this connection, the contact LS is kept on for a period the soelnoid SD is not excited.

When the number of sheets dispensed to the take-out opening 13 amounts to l l, the two high digits, or 11 in the register 3 coincides with the content in the counter 11 whereby a coincidence signal PUl is issued from the coincidence circuit 9. As a result of which, the relay Aa in the distinction circuit 22 is excited through contacts PU,, and L5 thereby to maintain its holding condition through a loop of A and furthermore the excitation of the relay A in the circuit 21 is removed by opening of the contact A,,,.

Accordingly, the loop y, is opened, and another loop y of electric source 30-contact A,-P. B, LS

Tmotor TM'T solenoid S D electric source 31 is in turn formed, whereby the locking condition of the drum 12 is relieved and is then turned again.

Therefore, when the 5,000-yen paper money MB arrives at the position of the dispensed money receptacle 13, a single LS is produced from the detection l4 and the loop y in the circuit 23 is changed over to the loop 2 of contact LS LS relay R. Therefore, the drum 12 is stopped and locked, and the 5,000-yen paper money MB is taken out from the take-out opening 13.

In this connection, when a coincidence signal PU, is obtained, the content in the register 3 is shifted higher, so that the content on the second digit is 8". Accordingly, when only one sheet of the paper money MB is taken out from the take-out opening 13, a signal a is obtained from the coincidence circuit 9, as a result of which a relay Ba is excited through contacts a, and L8 in the circuit 22 thereby to maintain its holding condition, and the excitation of the relay B is removed.

Accordingly, a loop y, of electric source 30 contacts A,-P -B,-C,-LS;,,

electric source 31 is formed in the circuit 23, and the loop y, is opened. As a result, the drum 12 is unlocked and then turned again.

Then, in the same manner as described above, when the l,OO-yen paper money arrives at the position of the take-out opening 13, a signal L8,, is obtained and the loop y, of the circuit 23 is changed over to the loop Z of contacts LS,,,-LS,-, -relay R. Then, the 1,000-yen paper money MC is taken out from the take-out opening 13, and when the number of sheets of the thus taken out paper money MC amounts to three, a coincidence signal PU, is produced.

It should be noted in connection with this case that in practice, when the output a is obtained upon takingout of the 5,000-yen paper money, five pulses are issued to the coincidence circuit 9 from the counter 11, and when the 1,000-yen paper money is taken out, three pulses are furnished thereto, as a result of which the coincidence signal PU, is obtained in the circuit 9.

Upon production of the coincidence signal PU the content on the second digit in the register 3 becomes a relay Ca is excited to maintain its holding condition, and the excitation of the relay C is relieved. Therefore, a loop y, of electric source 30 contacts A,-P,-B,-C,-D,-LS.,,

solenoid SI)- electric source 31 is formed in the circuit 23, and the drum 12 is therefore turned whereby the SOO-yen paper money is taken out through the take-out opening.

When only one sheet of SOO-yen paper money is taken out, a coincidence signal PU, is obtained from the coincidence circuit 9. In this case, also, five pulses are fed to the circuit 9 from the counter 11 thereby to make comparison with the content in the register 3.

Now, upon obtaining the signal PU a relay Da is excited thereby to maintain its holding condition, and the excitation of the relay D is removed, as a result of which a loop y, of electric source 30 contacts A, P B, C, D, is formed in the circuit 23. The thus formed loop y, serves to excite the money dispensing motor M and a relay 0 through the contact PU in the circuit 24, and said motor M and the relay Q maintain their holding conditions through a loop of the contact MS, provided in connection with the motor M. In this case, when a coincidence signal PU, is obtained in the circuit 9 as described above, the content in the registers is shifted higher by this coincidence signal, whereby the content thus shifted coincides with the content 0 in the counter 11. As a result of which a signal PU is obtained whereby the contact PU is kept closed.

Accordingly, the amount of money, namely, 1 18,500 yen to be dispensed from the take-out opening 13 is thus dispensed with a minimum number of sheets thereof, that is, 11 sheets of 10,000-yen paper money, one sheet of 5,000-yen paper money, three sheets of 1,000-yen paper money, and a sheet of SOD-yen paper money.

A contact Q, of the relay 0 is turned of due to the excitation of said relay Q, as a result of which the holding conditions of the relays Aa, Ba, Ca and Da are released. At the same time, a reset signal O is issued to the start circuit 7, whereby a signal S cannot be obtained, as a result of which the contact S, is opened.

Under this condition, the excitation of the relay Q is removed due to the fact that the contact MS, is turned of when one rotation of the motor M is completed. The whole driving circuit is then restored to the conditions as shown in FIG. 2.

Thus, the amount of money displayed on the display unit 4 is dispensed out with the minimum number of sheets.

Described below is the case when 55 sheets of 5,000 yen paper money is dispensed out, that is the case of dispensing money separated according to monetary kinds.

in this case, 55,000 is registered in the register 3 and is displayed on the display unit 4 by means of the ten-key means 1 and monetary kind push button means 2, respectively. At the same time, monetary kind signal b, is fed to the money dispensing driving circuit 5 thereby to close the contact b,,, of the monetary kind input circuit 20, and the relay bf is excited through the thus closed contact b,,,. As a result, the relay X and accordingly the relay P are excited through the contact bf of the relay bf. Furthermore, signals a, and a are applied to the circuit 21 from the money check circuit 6, as a result of which contact a,, and a are closed.

Under this condition, upon application of a start signal S from the circuit 7, the relays A and B are excited through the contact 8,, and the relay B maintains its holding condition. Therefore, a loop y of electric source -contact A, X, P, B, LS

motor 'IMT soleuoid S D electric source 31 is formed in the circuit 23. Accordingly, the drum 12 is turned in the same way as described above, and 5,000-yen paper money MB is brought to the position of the take-in opening 13. At the same time, application of a signal LS from the de tector 14 is carried out, and the loop y is therefore changed over to the loop Z of contact LS LS relay R.

As a result of which, 5,000-yen paper money MB is taken out to the take-out opening 13; however, when the number of sheets of the money MB reaches 55. the content in the counter 1 1 coincides with the content on the two adjacent to each other and including the most significant digit in the register 3 and a coincidence output PU is produced from the coincidence circuit 9.

Therefore, the relay Ba is excited and maintains its holding condition, and the excitation of the relay B is removed, in the same manner as described above.

Upon removal of the excitation of the relay B, the loop y is changed over to a loop of contact B -C -D in the circuit 23, whereby the money dispensing motor M and the relay 0 are excited through the contact PU of the circuit 24. Therefore, after completion of dispensing the paper money taken out, the driving circuit is restored to the condition shown in FIG. 2, in the same manner as described above. Thus, 55 sheets of 5,000-yen paper money are dispensed by depression of the ten-key l and monetary kind push button 2. In other words, the operation of dispensing money according to monetary kinds is thus accomplished.

Described above is the case where 10,000, 5,000, 1,000 and 500 are employed as the monetary kinds, however, it goes without saying that the number of monetary kinds and the number of sheets of paper money can be varied as required. Furthermore, the case where the content on the two digits adjacent to each other and including the most significant digit in the register 3 and that in the counter 11 are compared with each other for coincidence, has been described above. However, said comparison operation may be effected with any of the digits in the register 3.

While the principles of the present invention have been described above in connection with the papermoney dispensing machine, it is particularly understood that the present invention is not limited thereto but applicable to various types of ,money dispensing machines such as a hard money dispensing device.

With reference now to FIG. 3, there is shown a systematic diagram of a money selection control device according to the present invention, which comprises a money storage section 1, a money selection control section 2 and a money dispensing mechanism control section 3.

Said money storage section 1 has a plurality of storage elements, for instance, four flip-flops FF and FE, which correspond to the number of monetary kinds. In the flip-flops FF, to FF, under the condition of reset, their outputs F are L while their outputs F are H. When set-inputs a to a, are applied to set-input terminals S from a function key (not shown), respectively, these flip-flops are set so that outputs F are H and outputs Fare L. Under this condition, when memory reset signals EOT, to EOT. separated according to monetary kinds or an all-reset signal AR is fed to reset terminals R, the flip-flops are reset.

The money selection control section 2 comprises a gate circuit G having four AND gates G and G and a diode matrix MX which is adapted to specify the order of operating gates G to G The matrix MX has horizontal lines I, to L, each of which is connected to one of the inputs of its respective gate on one hand and to an electric source Vcc having H level on the other hand, and vertical lines m to m; which are connected to terminals F of the flip-flops FF 1 to FF (with exception of FF,), respectively. Diodes d are connected at matrix positions (1 m,), (L, m m (1 m m and (1 m The outputs H of the gates G to G, of the gate circuit G are used respectively as reading-out signals g to g.,, of the money to be dispensed.

The money dispensing mechanism drive control section 3 comprises four detection units 5 to S, which are adapted to detect four position of a drum enclosing money according to monetary kinds, and a driving unit M which serves to drive the drum.

In this embodiment, a money dispensing mechanism (not shown) to be driven and controlled by the drive control section has a money-enclosing drum provided with a plurality of money-enclosing frames in which money to be dispensed selectively according to the monetary kinds is held, respectively. The money dispensing mechanism is so arranged that, when the drum is turned and a predetermined money-enclosing frame correctly reaches the position of a money dispensing section and stops there, money with the number of sheets which has been registered separately is taken out to the money dispensing section from the money dispensing frame mentioned immediately above.

The detection units of S, to 8., receive the money readingout signals g, to g, from the gates G to 0,, through inputs of said detection units, each of said inputs being one of the inputs of its own detection unit. When drum position coincidence signals b, to b, are obtained at the other inputs, respectively, said detection units S to S produce outputs H, respectively. In this connection, said drum position coincidence signals b, to b, are obtained when the money-enclosing frame is correctly brought to the position of the money dispensing section. The output H thus obtained in the detection units S to 5,, respectively, are applied through an output OR gate OR to the money-enclosing drum driving unit M as a drum-setting completion signal 1. When a money dispensing start push button PB is depressed without the signal I the driving unit M begins to device and turn the money-enclosing drum with the aid of a money dispensing start signal SR (adapted to start the operation of dispensing money) through the push button PB. Then, when the driving unit M comes to receive the signal l the money-enclosing drum is stopped. After this, when the driving unit M comes not to receive the signal l the money-enclosing drum is driven and turned again. The driving unit M is so arranged as described above.

Furthermore, when coincidence signal I), to b, are obtained at the inputs of the detection units 8, to 8,, respectively, and it is completed to dispense money according to the monetary kinds corresponding to the thus obtained signals to the money dispensing section from the money-enclosing drum the previously mentioned monetary kind memory reset signals EDT; to

EOT, are obtained in monetary-kind memory r eset signal generating circuit provided separately.

In the case when it is intended to dispense several sheets of money for each of the available monetary kinds, signals a to a are fed to all the flip-flops FF to F F, in the storage section 1 by means of a function key provided separately, respectively, whereby the flipflops FF to FF are set up. As a result, the outputs F of the flip-flops FF to FF, become H and then fed to the gates G to 6,. At the same time, the outputs F of the flip-flops FF to FF become L, whereby the levels of the horizontal lines l l and 1 (except 1,) are reduced to L levels and the H level output of the horizontal line 1 is supplied to the gate 6,. Therefore, only the gate G is opened, and an output g is therefore fed to the detection unit 5,.

Under this condition, if the start push button PB is depressed, and then the driving unit M begins to turn the moneyenclosing drum. Soon, a coincidence signal b, is obtained in the detection unit 8,. At the same time, a completion signal 1 is received by the detection unit 8,, so that the driving unit M stops turning of the drum. Thus, only the predetermined number of sheets of money with the monetary kind corresponding to the coincidence signal a is dispensed out. Upon completion of this money dispensing operation, the monetarykind memory reset signal EOT, is obtained.

When the flip-flop FF is reset by the thus obtained reset signal EOT, the output of the flip-flop FF, is changed or returned to L. As a result of which the gate G, is closed and its output g is therefore not produced out. Therefore, the signal 1 can be received by the driving unit, and so the driving unit M begins to turn the money-enclosing drum again.

On the other hand, since the flip-flop FF is reset and its output F is returned to be H, an output H is obtained on the horizontal line 1 of the matrix, as a result of which the gate G is opened. Thus, the folloiwng operations are successively effected in the same manner as in the case where the gate G is opened as described above. That is, when the gate G is opened, money in a monetary kind corresponding to the signal b is dispensed, the circuit FF is reset, and when the gate G is closed, the gate G is opened at the same time, while the gate G is opened and money in a monetary kind corresponding to the signal b Furthermore, when the circuit FF is reset and the gate 6;, is closed, the gate 6., is opened at the same time and money in a monetary kind corresponding to the signal b is dispensed, as a result of which the circuit FF, is reset, and the gate G is closed.

Thus, all the money separated in accordance with all the monetary kinds are successively dispensed to the take-out opening in compliance with the order set up in the matrix MX. In this case, the circuits FF 1 to FF, are reset by all the reset signals AR obtained separately, and the whole money selection control device is restored back to its original conditions.

Only the case where set-inputs a, to a., are applied to all the flip-flop circuits FF to FF, is revealed in the above explanation on the operation of the money selection control device; however, when some of the setinputs are selected for application to respective circuits, only the money in the monetary kinds corresponding to the thus selected set inputs can be dispensed out.

For instance, when only the set inputs a and a, are applied to respective circuits, the gate G is opened by depression of the start push button switch PB whereby the money in the monetary kind corresponding to the set input a is first dispensed out in the same manner as described before. Then, immediately after the circuit FF, is reset, the gate 6., is opened whereby the money in the monetary kind corresponding to the set input a is dispensed out.

As apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, money in monetary kinds corresponding to setinputs applied to the money storage section 1 can be steadily and successively dispensed out in accordance with the predetermined order, and for this purpose particular devices or means are not required. With the arrangement as described above with reference to the above-mentioned embodiment, the required operation is just to depress the money dispensing start push button PB only once, and accordingly it can be said that the operation is very simple.

Furthermore, the order of money to be dispensed in a plurality of monetary kinds can be changed as required. For instance, it can be accomplished by changing the connecting positions of the diodes in the orderdesignating diode matrix MX.

The case where there are four monetary kinds to be selected is explained in the above description; however, the number of monetary kinds can be varied if the number of the flip-flop circuits and the number of the AND gates are varied with the number of monetary kinds.

In addition, the gate circuit G arranged with the inclusion of the AND circuits is disclosed in the above description, however, it is apparent that the AND'circuits may be replaced with NAND circuits.

Furthermore, it is revealed in the above description that the set-inputs applied to the storate section 1 is obtained by means of the function key, however, it is preferable to obtain the set-inputs from the memory check circuit in the case of dispensing money with a minimum number of sheets.

What is claimed is:

1. An automatic money dispensing machine for dispensing a required amount of money specified by an operator and comprising:

first selector means for selecting said required amount of money to be dispensed and providing a first output signal representative thereof; second selector means for selecting a monetary denomination of a particular monetary unit, of which said required amount of money is to be composed and providing a second output signal representative thereof; storage means for storing said first output signal and providing a third output signal representative of said required amount of money stored therein;

money issuing control section means operatively responsive to said first output signal and said second output signal and providing control signals representative thereof;

money issuing means operatively responsive to said control signals for issuing money according to said required amount and said specified monetary denomination;

money counting means operatively associated with said money issuing control section means for counting money issued by said money issuing means and providing a fourth output signal representative thereof; coincidence circuit means operatively associated with said money counting means, said money issuing control section means and said storage means, for comparing said fourth output signal with said first output signal and producing a coincidence signal when said fourth and first signals coincide, said coincidence signal causing said money issuing control section means to stop operation of said money issuing means. 2. A machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said first selector means and said second selector means are both actuated by the operator said machine dispenses said required amount of money made up of monetary units having said particular monetary denominations, and when said first selector means only is actuated, said machine dispenses said amount of money with the minimum number of monetary units necessary to make up said required amount.

3. A machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first selector means selects the number of particular monetary units to be dispensed in said required amount and said money issuing means issues said required amount of money with said number of monetary units having said particular monetary denominations selected by said second selector means

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1. An automatic money dispensing machine for dispensing a required amounT of money specified by an operator and comprising: first selector means for selecting said required amount of money to be dispensed and providing a first output signal representative thereof; second selector means for selecting a monetary denomination of a particular monetary unit, of which said required amount of money is to be composed and providing a second output signal representative thereof; storage means for storing said first output signal and providing a third output signal representative of said required amount of money stored therein; money issuing control section means operatively responsive to said first output signal and said second output signal and providing control signals representative thereof; money issuing means operatively responsive to said control signals for issuing money according to said required amount and said specified monetary denomination; money counting means operatively associated with said money issuing control section means for counting money issued by said money issuing means and providing a fourth output signal representative thereof; coincidence circuit means operatively associated with said money counting means, said money issuing control section means and said storage means, for comparing said fourth output signal with said first output signal and producing a coincidence signal when said fourth and first signals coincide, said coincidence signal causing said money issuing control section means to stop operation of said money issuing means.

2. A machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein when said first selector means and said second selector means are both actuated by the operator said machine dispenses said required amount of money made up of monetary units having said particular monetary denominations, and when said first selector means only is actuated, said machine dispenses said amount of money with the minimum number of monetary units necessary to make up said required amount.

3. A machine as claimed in claim 1, wherein said first selector means selects the number of particular monetary units to be dispensed in said required amount and said money issuing means issues said required amount of money with said number of monetary units having said particular monetary denominations selected by said second selector means.

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