(19)
(11) EP 1 970 864 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
05.08.2009 Bulletin 2009/32

(43) Date of publication A2:
17.09.2008 Bulletin 2008/38

(21) Application number: 08001557.1

(22) Date of filing: 28.01.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G07D 11/00(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA MK RS

(30) Priority: 12.03.2007 JP 2007061917

(71) Applicant: Hitachi-Omron Terminal Solutions, Corp.
Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 141-0032 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Nishiwaki, Junji
    Toyko 100-8220 (JP)

(74) Representative: Strehl Schübel-Hopf & Partner 
Maximilianstrasse 54
80538 München
80538 München (DE)

   


(54) Bill processor


(57) The present invention prolongs a lifetime of an impeller while suppressing the occurrence of noises attributed to the impeller. A bill depositing/dispensing apparatus includes an upper conveying passage, a dispensing port, an impeller, a dispensing port inlet sensor, a dispensing port conveying bill detection sensor, a control part for executing step S22 of detecting whether or not a bill remains between the dispensing port conveying bill detection sensor and the dispensing port inlet sensor on the upper conveying portion upper conveying passage, and a control part for executing a step S24 of starting the rotation of the impeller in an accumulating direction upon detection of passing of a bill through a conveying passage by the dispensing port conveying bill detection sensor and stopping the rotation of the impeller when remaining of bill is not detected by the control part which executes the step S22 after detecting the accumulation of the bill by the dispensing port inlet sensor and the step S3.







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