(19)
(11) EP 1 762 519 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
21.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/12

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.03.2007 Bulletin 2007/11

(21) Application number: 06018208.6

(22) Date of filing: 31.08.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B65H 9/16(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK YU

(30) Priority: 08.09.2005 JP 2005260963

(71) Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
Tokyo 105-8001 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Otsuka, Toru Int. Prop. Div. Toshiba Corp.
    Tokyo 105-8001 (JP)

(74) Representative: HOFFMANN EITLE 
Patent- und Rechtsanwälte Arabellastrasse 4
81925 München
81925 München (DE)

   


(54) Paper sheet positioning apparatus


(57) A paper sheet positioning apparatus includes a pair of conveying belts (49a to 49c) which convey banknotes (P) along a conveyance path, an optical sensor array (70) which measures a shift amount and/or skew amount of the banknotes (P) conveyed by the pair of conveying belts (49a to 49c) on the conveyance path, and two shift correction devices (32a,33a) and/or skew correction devices (32b,33b) which correct the shift amount and/or skew amount measured by the optical sensor array (70).







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