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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 1998
Junichi Tamamoto, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Taichiro Yamashita, Tsuchiura, JP;
Kichio Nakajima, Ibaraki-ken, JP;
Hitachi, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A paper sheet sorting apparatus comprising a device for reading the information recorded in paper sheets and a device for sorting the paper sheets in accordance with the information thus read, is disclosed. The load of recognizing the information is detected by a load detector. In accordance with the load detected by the load detector, the interval between the paper sheets supplied or the speed at which the paper sheets are transported is changed. In this way, the interval of the papers sheets entering the reading device is changed. The number of paper sheets having the information that cannot be recognized and hence cannot be sorted is reduced, while at the same time improving the processing speed.