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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2001
Filed:
Mar. 24, 1999
Toshimasa Miyazaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a paper-leaves discriminating apparatus (sensor mounting construction) which is capable of detecting a characteristic quantity at a point conforming to a discriminating way while easily coping with a change of the way. Thus, in the paper-leaves discriminating apparatus according to this invention, a sensor is made up of a plurality of characteristic quantity detecting heads, and a plurality of head mounting holes are made in a frame installed along a conveyance plane of paper leaves for mounting the plurality of characteristic quantity detecting heads on the frame so that the plurality of characteristic quantity detecting heads face the conveyance plane, and further, each of the characteristic quantity detecting heads is detachably fitted in the head mounting hole, of the plurality of head mounting holes, corresponding to a position at which the characteristic quantity remarkably develops. Further, this invention is applied in discriminating between the truth and falsehood or sorts of paper leaves (for example, paper money, securities) in automatic teller machines (ATM), vending machines or the like.