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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
Akito Kuroda, Himeji, JP;
Kenichi Hattori, Himeji, JP;
Kenji Hirosawa, Himeji, JP;
Glory Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Hyogo-Ken, JP;
Abstract
A currency sorter includes: take-in means () for taking currency notes in the sorter one by one; discriminating means () for discriminating the currency notes according to new and old versions, fit and unfit conditions, denominations and other categories; a plurality of stacking units (to) for stacking the currency notes of a predetermined category/categories designated to be bundled according to the discrimination results obtained by said discriminating means; designating means () for designating the category/categories of the notes to be bundled and a mode of sorting the notes to leave unbundled; and control means () for controlling allocation of currency notes discriminated by said discrimination means to said stacking units according to a designation by said designating means.