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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 28, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 09, 1995
Hidemi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Susumu Ozawa, Niiza, JP;
Mu Co., Ltd., , JP;
Abstract
A bill counter comprises a case body formed to be a size which can be carried; a display section provided on the surface of the case body; an insertion port provided on one side of the case body which is capable of being expanded/contracted; a taking-out port provided on the other side of the case body; a first feeding-out device which is provided on the insertion port side within the case body and feeds out bills in a bundle inserted to the insertion port by a few sheets; a second feeding-out device which is provided on the taking-out port side within the case body and feeds out bills one by one fed out by the first feeding-out device; a driving section which drives simultaneously the first and the second feeding-out devices; an identifying sensor which identifies bills going toward the taking-out port; and a control section which outputs a signal displaying the number of sheets by unit of each bill and the total amount at least to said display section based on the signal from the identifying sensor and a signal which stops the operation of the driving section when a forged bill is detected.