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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 1988
Filed:
Feb. 05, 1986
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kiyoshi Fujii, Tokyo, JP;
Mitsuhiro Ikeda, Warabi, JP;
Assignee:
Laurel Bank Machines Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
271263 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting the thickness of a bank note has a plurality of detectors which slide along the surface of the bank note. The detectors are attached to a detection arm side by side. The detection arm is pivotably mounted an a machine frame. If one or more detectors slide on the bank note having a thickness exceeding a standard value, the arm is swung and the displacement of the arm is detected.