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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 02, 2022
Japan Cash Machine Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Taichi Sato, Osaka, JP;
Nobuo Takashima, Osaka, JP;
Kenta Yuji, Osaka, JP;
Kosuke Masuda, Osaka, JP;
Toru Seki, Osaka, JP;
JAPAN CASH MACHINE CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An object of the present invention is to easily assemble and exchange a reflection type optical device and their parts in an optical sensor for bill validation by fitting unitized housings into openings of partitions. The optical sensor for bill validation includes a reflection type optical device () that has a housing () for receiving an optical component () and also forming a part of a bill passageway (). The housing () has a lid () and a box (), the lid () being formed of light-permeable materials to allow lights irradiated from the inner optical component () and lights reflected on the bill to pass through the lid (), and the box () surrounding the inner optical component () in combination with the lid () that is fit into an opening () formed in a partition ().