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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2001
Takahiro Yanagiuchi, Hiroshima, JP;
Glory Ltd, , JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a paper sheet discriminating device which irradiates lights of two or more wavelengths from a light source and receives transmitting lights which transmit through a paper sheet and performs the discrimination in response to light receiving signals, and the device includes a reference value setting apparatus which adjusts a light emission quantity of the light source and stores the output value of the photo sensor which directly receives light from the light source as an adjustment reference value, and an adjustment apparatus which adjusts the light emission quantity of the light source such that the output value of the photo sensor which directly receive light from the light source is made to agree with the stored adjustment reference value.