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(11) EP 2 015 258 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17

(43) Date of publication A2:
14.01.2009 Bulletin 2009/03

(21) Application number: 08156474.2

(22) Date of filing: 19.05.2008
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G07D 7/12(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: 28.05.2007 JP 2007140399

(71) Applicant: Sanden Corporation
Isesaki-shi, Gunma 372-8502 (JP)

(72) Inventors:
  • Kurosawa, Hironobu
    Isesaki-shi Gunma 372-8502 (JP)
  • Iwai, Koji
    Isesaki-shi Gunma 372-8502 (JP)
  • Katou, Hiroshi
    Isesaki-shi Gunma 372-8502 (JP)

(74) Representative: Haley, Stephen 
Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street
London EC2M 7LH
London EC2M 7LH (GB)

   


(54) Bill validator


(57) A light emitting element (54a) and a light receiving element (55a) of an insertion detecting sensor, and light emitting elements (53a, 53b) and light receiving elements (54b, 55b) of an authenticity detecting sensors are disposed together in a rear chute (50) located at a rear side of a bill transport unit (40). Emission light from the light emitting element (54a) of the insertion detecting sensor is incident on the light receiving element (55a) of the insertion detecting sensor through a first optical transmission element (34) of a front chute (30) located at a front side of the bill transport unit (40) and second optical transmission elements (44) in the bill transport unit (40). Emission lights from the light emitting elements (53a, 53b) of the authenticity detecting sensors are incident on the light receiving elements (54b, 55b) of the authenticity detecting sensors through third optical transmission elements (45) in the bill transport unit (40).







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