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EP 0466119 A3 19970416 - APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING DOCUMENTS

Title (en)

APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CHECKING DOCUMENTS

Publication

EP 0466119 A3 19970416 (DE)

Application

EP 91111438 A 19910709

Priority

DE 4022020 A 19900711

Abstract (en)

[origin: JPH04288697A] PURPOSE: To optically inspect a document in at least two spectrum areas with low costs without using a filter by providing at least one light inducing mechanism equipped with a fluorescent material. CONSTITUTION: A fluorescent material 3 is made of a plastic material on which fluorescent coloring agent is uniformly diffused. A light from a fluorescent tube 4 arranged at the side part of a board 3 is spread into the board 3, and absorbed by the coloring agent. Then, fluorescence with long wave length is emitted from the absorbed light. A second illuminating means 5 constituted of a light emitting diode is arranged at the very upper part of an entrance edge 7 of the board 3. The light of two spectrum sources is separated from the board 3 at an exist edge 9 by full reflection in the board 3, and a bank bill 1 is illuminated. The light diffused and reflected from the bank bill 1 is detected by detectors 13 and 14. Also, the light transmitted through the bank bill 1 is detected by a detector 15. A switching adjusting device which adjusts on/off and brightness is connected with the fluorescent tube 4 and a light emitting diode 5.

IPC 1-7

G07D 7/00

IPC 8 full level

B65H 7/14 (2006.01); G01B 11/30 (2006.01); G01N 21/88 (2006.01); G01N 21/89 (2006.01); G01N 21/892 (2006.01); G06Q 40/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/00 (2006.01); G07D 7/12 (2016.01); G07D 7/121 (2016.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G07D 7/12 (2013.01 - EP US); G07D 7/121 (2013.01 - EP US)

Citation (search report)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE CH DE ES FR GB IT LI LU NL SE

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0466119 A2 19920115; EP 0466119 A3 19970416; EP 0466119 B1 19990929; AT E185212 T1 19991015; DE 4022020 A1 19920116; DE 59109157 D1 19991104; JP 3051207 B2 20000612; JP H04288697 A 19921013; US 5280333 A 19940118

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 91111438 A 19910709; AT 91111438 T 19910709; DE 4022020 A 19900711; DE 59109157 T 19910709; JP 16999791 A 19910710; US 72762991 A 19910710