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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 31, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Kinya Toda, Kyoto, JP;
Masaki Yamada, Kyoto, JP;
Toshiya Hamasaki, Kyoto, JP;
Toru Fujii, Kyoto, JP;
Assignee:
Omron Corp., Kyoto, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/02 ; G07F 7/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 7/02 ; G07F 7/04 ;
Abstract
The bill counter has thickness detection units , and for detecting the thickness of a bill passing through a transport passage. The thickness detection units , and are separately placed on the transport passage. Waveform outputs from the thickness detection units , and , provided by detecting the thicknesses of predetermined parts of bill passing through the transport passage are compared with waveform data previously stored in a storage unit and the number of bills passing through the transport passage is determined.